Compare Jackson Elementary School with Roosevelt Elementary School

Jackson 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 75 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and 90 in closing performance gaps. It scored 91 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, Roosevelt Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 71 in student achievement, 95 in school progress, 79 in closing performance gaps and 90 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. Jackson Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Roosevelt Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Comparative Academic Growth.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Jackson Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 95.72% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (3.31%), African Americans (0.58%), Asians (0.19%) and Two or More Races (0.19%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At Roosevelt Elementary School, Hispanics make up 94.34% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (5.66%). There is no African Americans, Asians, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Jackson Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 90.86% compared to 96.46% at Roosevelt 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, Jackson Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 53.70% of its student population compared to 57.55% at Roosevelt Elementary School.

Jackson Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 53.11%, gifted and talented students, 5.45%, while 10.51% are in the special education program. Roosevelt Elementary School bilingual students comprise 57.78%, gifted and talented students, 3.54%, and 20.05% are in the special education program.

36 teachers employed at Jackson Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.7 years. The 32 teachers at Roosevelt Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12 years.

Of its teaching staff, Jackson Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while four teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Roosevelt Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six 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 Jackson Elementary School there are 28 female teachers and seven male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three 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 seven more working as school support staff.

At Roosevelt Elementary School there are 29 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by 15 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.