Compare John F Kennedy Elementary School with Elodia R Chapa Elementary School

John F Kennedy 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 77 in student achievement, 94 in school progress and 86 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, Elodia R Chapa Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 73 in student achievement, 94 in school progress, 92 in closing performance gaps and 93 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. Except for post-secondary, John F Kennedy Elementary School earned one out of seven distinctions. Elodia R Chapa Elementary School's two out of seven distinctions are in post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in John F Kennedy Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 99.69% of student population, followed by African Americans (0.15%) and Whites or Caucasians (0.15%). There is no Asians, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.

At Elodia R Chapa Elementary School, Hispanics make up 99.76% of student population, followed by Native Americans (0.24%). There is no African Americans, Asians, Two or More Races and Whites or Caucasians students in the school.

Based on household incomes, the John F Kennedy Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 84.62% compared to 96.37% at Elodia R Chapa 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, John F Kennedy Elementary School has 202 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 31.08% of student population. Elodia R Chapa Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 250 or about 60.53% of student population.

In addition, John F Kennedy Elementary School has 28.46% bilingual students, 6.77% are in the gifted and talented program, while 10.92% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Elodia R Chapa Elementary School with 58.35% bilingual students, 11.14% gifted and talented students and 11.86% students in the special education program.

47 teachers employed at John F Kennedy Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 11.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.6 years. The 31 teachers at Elodia R Chapa Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 13.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 15.1 years.

Of its teaching staff, John F Kennedy Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 21 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Elodia R Chapa Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has 11 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, nine teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven 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 John F Kennedy Elementary School there are 40 female teachers and seven male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three 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 three more working as school support staff.

At Elodia R Chapa Elementary School there are 27 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two 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.