Compare Cora Thomas Elementary School with John Arredondo Elementary School

Cora Thomas 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 83 in student achievement, 85 in school progress and 86 in closing performance gaps. It scored 85 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, John Arredondo Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 82 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 88 in closing performance gaps and 90 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.

John Arredondo Elementary School's one out of seven distinction is in Science. Cora Thomas Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Cora Thomas Elementary School. They make up for 40.94% of student population, followed by African Americans (30.71%), Whites or Caucasians (15.35%), Asians (9.54%), Two or More Races (3.18%) and Native Americans (0.14%).

The student population at John Arredondo Elementary School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 41.82%, followed by African Americans (29.54%), Whites or Caucasians (13.97%), Asians (10.98%) and Two or More Races (3.59%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Cora Thomas Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 54.08% compared to 55.99% at John Arredondo 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, Cora Thomas Elementary School has 165 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 22.82% of student population. John Arredondo Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 233 or about 23.25% of student population.

In addition, Cora Thomas Elementary School has 22.54% bilingual students, 5.26% are in the gifted and talented program, while 12.59% are in the special education program. This stacks up against John Arredondo Elementary School with 23.25% bilingual students, 5.89% gifted and talented students and 16.37% students in the special education program.

44 teachers employed at Cora Thomas Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 4.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7.7 years. The 54 teachers at John Arredondo Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.2 years.

Of its teaching staff, Cora Thomas Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, seven teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 16 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers. John Arredondo Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 18 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. Cora Thomas Elementary School has an all-female teaching staff. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.

At John Arredondo Elementary School there are 50 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by 20 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.