Compare Linder Elementary School with Blanton Elementary School

Linder Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B (80-89) 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 59 in student achievement, 85 in school progress and 76 in closing performance gaps. It scored 82 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, Blanton Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 82 in student achievement, 94 in school progress, 77 in closing performance gaps and 89 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.

Blanton Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science and with 25% student progress. Linder Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Linder Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 78.51% of student population, followed by African Americans (9.71%), Asians (7.02%), Whites or Caucasians (3.31%) and Two or More Races (1.45%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

The student population at Blanton Elementary School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 43.93%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (38.75%), Two or More Races (7.50%), African Americans (6.96%), Asians (1.96%) and Native Americans (0.71%).

Based on household incomes, Linder Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 90.91% compared to 45.00% at Blanton 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, Linder Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 66.32% of its student population compared to 25.89% at Blanton Elementary School.

In addition, Linder Elementary School has 66.53% bilingual students, 4.55% are in the gifted and talented program, while 8.68% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Blanton Elementary School with 72.86% bilingual students, 8.21% gifted and talented students and 7.68% students in the special education program.

39 teachers employed at Linder Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.4 years. The 40 teachers at Blanton Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 5.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7.6 years.

Of its teaching staff, Linder Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 16 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Blanton Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 15 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Linder Elementary School there are 32 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 three more working as school support staff.

At Blanton Elementary School there are 34 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by 12 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.