Compare Heritage Elementary School with Julian C Gallardo Elementary School

Heritage 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 82 in student achievement, 93 in school progress and 98 in closing performance gaps. It scored 95 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, Julian C Gallardo Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 70 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 78 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.

Both schools garnered only five distinction designations or awards for outstanding performance. These are in Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Heritage Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 89.95% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (9.36%), Two or More Races (0.46%) and African Americans (0.23%). There is no Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.

At Julian C Gallardo Elementary School, Hispanics make up 91.65% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (6.31%), African Americans (1.43%), Asians (0.41%) and Native Americans (0.20%). There is no Two or More Races student in the school.

Based on household incomes, Heritage Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 88.13% compared to 86.76% at Julian C Gallardo 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, Heritage Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 25.80% of its student population compared to 12.63% at Julian C Gallardo Elementary School.

Heritage Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 28.77%, gifted and talented students, 10.05%, while 18.95% are in the special education program. Julian C Gallardo Elementary School bilingual students comprise 14.46%, gifted and talented students, 9.16%, and 17.52% are in the special education program.

35 teachers employed at Heritage Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.7 years. The 38 teachers at Julian C Gallardo Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 5.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.3 years.

Of its teaching staff, Heritage Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Julian C Gallardo Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten 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 five beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Heritage Elementary School there are 31 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three 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.

At Julian C Gallardo Elementary School there are 36 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by nine teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.