Compare Heflin Elementary School with Alexander Elementary School

Heflin 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 73 in student achievement, 93 in school progress and 79 in closing performance gaps. It scored 89 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, Alexander Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 65 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 75 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.

It is in this area where the two schools differ. Heflin Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Alexander Elementary School’s two out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) and with 25% student progress.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, African Americans comprise the biggest group at Heflin Elementary School. They make up for 65.79% of student population, followed by Hispanics (22.45%), Whites or Caucasians (5.88%), Asians (5.26%) and Native Americans (0.31%). There is no Two or More Races student in the school.

At Alexander Elementary School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 58.80% of student population, followed by African Americans (25.62%), Asians (13.12%), Whites or Caucasians (2.16%) and Two or More Races (0.15%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, Heflin Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 90.40% compared to 88.12% at Alexander 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, Heflin Elementary School has 136 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 21.05% of student population. Alexander Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 420 or about 64.81% of student population.

In addition, Heflin Elementary School has 21.05% bilingual students, 0.62% are in the gifted and talented program, while 11.92% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Alexander Elementary School with 65.28% bilingual students, 2.31% gifted and talented students and 11.57% students in the special education program.

56 teachers employed at Heflin Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 10.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.2 years. The 50 teachers at Alexander Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.6 years.

Of its teaching staff, Heflin Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 20 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Alexander Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 20 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten 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 Heflin Elementary School there are 49 female teachers and seven male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine teachers are 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 Alexander Elementary School there are 45 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by 18 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.