Compare Hawkins Elementary School with William C Herrera Elementary School

Hawkins 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 85 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 94 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, William C Herrera Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 77 in student achievement, 93 in school progress, 86 in closing performance gaps and 91 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.

Both schools garnered only three distinction designations or awards for performance. For Hawkins Elementary School these are in Science, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps while William C Herrera Elementary School secured in post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Hawkins Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 97.17% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (1.06%), African Americans (0.71%), Asians (0.35%) and Two or More Races (0.35%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At William C Herrera Elementary School, Hispanics make up 90.55% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (5.53%), Asians (1.78%), African Americans (1.43%) and Two or More Races (0.53%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, Hawkins Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 95.05% compared to 77.18% at William C Herrera 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, Hawkins Elementary School has 177 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 62.54% of student population. William C Herrera Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 221 or about 39.39% of student population.

Hawkins Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 66.78%, gifted and talented students, 10.60%, while 19.79% are in the special education program. William C Herrera Elementary School bilingual students comprise 59.89%, gifted and talented students, 5.70%, and 13.37% are in the special education program.

28 teachers employed at Hawkins Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12 years. The 42 teachers at William C Herrera Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 12.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14.4 years.

Of its teaching staff, Hawkins Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. William C Herrera Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 23 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Hawkins Elementary School there are 25 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by seven teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.

At William C Herrera Elementary School there are 36 female teachers and six male teachers. 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 four more working as school support staff.