Compare Helen Ball Elementary School with Escontrias Steam Academy

Helen Ball 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 76 in student achievement, 94 in school progress and 88 in closing performance gaps. It scored 92 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, Escontrias Steam Academy earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 72 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 76 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.

Helen Ball Elementary School's two out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) and with 25% student progress. Escontrias Steam Academy did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Helen Ball Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 95.21% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (2.47%), African Americans (0.93%), Two or More Races (0.93%), Native Americans (0.31%) and Asians (0.15%).

At Escontrias Steam Academy, Hispanics make up 99.11% of student population, followed by African Americans (0.45%), Whites or Caucasians (0.22%) and Asians (0.22%). There is no Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Helen Ball Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 80.37% compared to 87.72% at Escontrias Steam Academy.

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, Helen Ball Elementary School has 158 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 24.42% of student population. Escontrias Steam Academy has significantly more ELLs at 230 or about 51.34% of student population.

Helen Ball Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 25.50%, gifted and talented students, 4.48%, while 15.46% are in the special education program. Escontrias Steam Academy bilingual students comprise 53.13%, gifted and talented students, 4.46%, and 7.81% are in the special education program.

38 teachers employed at Helen Ball Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 11.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12 years. The 29 teachers at Escontrias Steam Academy have been serving the school for an average of 13.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 15.8 years.

Of its teaching staff, Helen Ball Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine 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. Escontrias Steam Academy has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while four 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 Helen Ball Elementary School there are 31 female teachers and seven male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by 13 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.

At Escontrias Steam Academy there are 26 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by nine teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.