Compare Egly Elementary School with Pena Elementary School

Egly Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A (90-100) 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 78 in student achievement, 98 in school progress and 89 in closing performance gaps. It scored 95 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, Pena Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 80 in student achievement, 97 in school progress, 96 in closing performance gaps and 97 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.

It is in this area where the two schools differ. Egly Elementary School's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Pena Elementary School’s five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Egly Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 97.75% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (1.50%), African Americans (0.38%) and Native Americans (0.38%). There is no Asians and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.

At Pena Elementary School, Hispanics make up 99.57% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (0.43%). There is no African Americans, Asians, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.

Based on household incomes, Egly Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 92.68% compared to 85.41% at Pena 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, Egly Elementary School has a higher number of English Language Learners comprising 41.84% of its student population compared to 46.57% at Pena Elementary School.

Egly Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 41.46%, gifted and talented students, 5.44%, while 17.26% are in the special education program. Pena Elementary School bilingual students comprise 46.35%, gifted and talented students, 4.72%, and 12.45% are in the special education program.

39 teachers employed at Egly Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 17 years with individual teaching experience averaging 17.7 years. The 31 teachers at Pena Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 11.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.1 years.

Of its teaching staff, Egly Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 11 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 20 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while one teacher only has been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Pena Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 17 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while three 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 Egly Elementary School there are 33 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by 15 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.

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