Compare Franz Elementary School with Bear Creek Elementary School

Franz 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 74 in student achievement, 88 in school progress and 82 in closing performance gaps. It scored 86 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, Bear Creek Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 64 in student achievement, 74 in school progress, 70 in closing performance gaps and 73 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.

Franz Elementary School's two out of seven distinctions are in post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Bear Creek Elementary School did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Franz Elementary School. They make up for 64.70% of student population, followed by African Americans (19.64%), Whites or Caucasians (8.48%), Asians (3.43%), Two or More Races (3.00%) and Native Americans (0.32%).

At Bear Creek Elementary School, Hispanics make up 68.07% of student population, followed by African Americans (15.51%), Whites or Caucasians (13.10%), Two or More Races (1.66%), Asians (1.51%) and Native Americans (0.15%).

Based on household incomes, the Franz Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 77.47% compared to 82.23% at Bear Creek 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, Franz Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 49.68% of its student population compared to 46.23% at Bear Creek Elementary School.

Franz Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 49.57%, gifted and talented students, 1.07%, while 19.31% are in the special education program. Bear Creek Elementary School bilingual students comprise 46.54%, gifted and talented students, 1.05%, and 16.27% are in the special education program.

78 teachers employed at Franz Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.9 years. The 60 teachers at Bear Creek Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.8 years.

Of its teaching staff, Franz Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 16 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 25 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 18 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Bear Creek Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 22 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 18 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Franz Elementary School there are 71 female teachers and seven male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 11 special education teachers are being assisted by 30 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.

At Bear Creek Elementary School there are 52 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by 17 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and nine more working as school support staff.