Compare Houston Elementary School with Mary Helen Berlanga Elementary School

Houston 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 78 in student achievement, 95 in school progress and 84 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, Mary Helen Berlanga Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 62 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 74 in closing performance gaps and 85 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.

Houston Elementary School's five out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Mary Helen Berlanga Elementary School did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Houston Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 95.95% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (2.03%), African Americans (1.35%) and Two or More Races (0.68%). There is no Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.

At Mary Helen Berlanga Elementary School, Hispanics make up 93.69% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (4.48%), Two or More Races (1.02%) and African Americans (0.81%). There is no Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.

Based on household incomes, Houston Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 94.93% compared to 90.63% at Mary Helen Berlanga 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, Houston Elementary School has 35 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 11.82% of student population. Mary Helen Berlanga Elementary School has more ELLs at 56 or about 11.41% of student population.

Houston Elementary School has no gifted and talented student, while 12.16% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 11.49% students. Mary Helen Berlanga Elementary School has no gifted and talented student, while 12.02% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 11.20% students.

25 teachers employed at Houston Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 10.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.5 years. The 34 teachers at Mary Helen Berlanga Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.1 years.

Of its teaching staff, Houston Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, three teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while four teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Mary Helen Berlanga Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Houston Elementary School there are 24 female teachers and zero male teacher. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by eight teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and two more working as school support staff.

At Mary Helen Berlanga Elementary School there are 28 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by ten 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.