Compare Helen Ball Elementary School with Lujan-Chavez Elementary School

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, Lujan-Chavez Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 85 in student achievement, 94 in school progress, 87 in closing performance gaps and 92 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. Helen Ball Elementary School’s two out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) and with 25% student progress. Lujan-Chavez Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, post-secondary and with 25% student progress.

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 Lujan-Chavez Elementary School, Hispanics make up 85.49% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (5.53%), African Americans (4.28%), Two or More Races (2.51%) and Asians (1.88%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, Helen Ball Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 80.37% compared to 66.60% at Lujan-Chavez 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, Helen Ball Elementary School has 158 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 24.42% of student population. Lujan-Chavez Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 248 or about 25.89% 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. Lujan-Chavez Elementary School bilingual students comprise 30.90%, gifted and talented students, 1.57%, and 9.71% 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 58 teachers at Lujan-Chavez Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.3 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. Lujan-Chavez Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 20 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.

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 Lujan-Chavez Elementary School there are 51 female teachers and seven male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six 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 six more working as school support staff.