Compare Cook Elementary School with Rodriguez Elementary School

Cook Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B (80-89) based on three domains: student achievement, school progress and closing the gaps. Scores are scaled from 0 to 100 to align with letter grades. The school scored 72 in student achievement, 90 in school progress and 79 in closing performance gaps. It scored 87 overall in post-secondary readiness, a broad term that refers to student preparedness to undertake multiple pathways after graduation, or specifically, their preparedness for college education.

On the other hand, Rodriguez Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 70 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 78 in closing performance gaps and 87 overall in post-secondary readiness.

A distinction designation acknowledges districts and campuses for outstanding achievement based on the outcomes of several performance indicators. Distinction designations are awarded for achievement in several areas and are based on performance relative to a group of campuses of similar type, size, grade span, and student demographics.

Distinction Designations for Cook Elementary School and Rodriguez Elementary School are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Cook Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 90.68% of student population, followed by African Americans (3.50%), Whites or Caucasians (3.50%), Two or More Races (1.17%), Asians (0.70%) and Native Americans (0.47%).

At Rodriguez Elementary School, Hispanics make up 93.62% of student population, followed by African Americans (4.86%), Two or More Races (0.91%) and Whites or Caucasians (0.61%). There is no Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Cook Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 92.31% compared to 96.66% at Rodriguez Elementary School.

In terms of Limited English Proficiency (LEP), a term used in the United States that refers to a person who is not fluent in the English Language, mainly because it is not their native language, Cook Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 75.99% of its student population compared to 57.14% at Rodriguez Elementary School.

In addition, Cook Elementary School has 78.09% bilingual students, 3.26% are in the gifted and talented program, while 8.39% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Rodriguez Elementary School with 57.14% bilingual students, 5.78% gifted and talented students and 17.33% students in the special education program.

35 teachers employed at Cook Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.3 years. The 29 teachers at Rodriguez Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.8 years.

Of its teaching staff, Cook Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Rodriguez Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, five teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Cook Elementary School there are 29 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by nine teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and one more working as school support staff.

At Rodriguez Elementary School there are 22 female teachers and seven male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by nine teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.