Compare Lujan-Chavez Elementary School with Vista Del Sol Elementary School

Lujan-Chavez 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 85 in student achievement, 94 in school progress and 87 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, Vista Del Sol Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 74 in student achievement, 94 in school progress, 83 in closing performance gaps and 91 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. Lujan-Chavez Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, post-secondary and with 25% student progress. Vista Del Sol Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Read/ELA.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Lujan-Chavez Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 85.49% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (5.53%), African Americans (4.28%), Two or More Races (2.51%) and Asians (1.88%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At Vista Del Sol Elementary School, Hispanics make up 97.57% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (1.50%), Two or More Races (0.75%) and African Americans (0.19%). There is no Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Lujan-Chavez Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 66.60% compared to 86.33% at Vista Del Sol 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, Lujan-Chavez Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 25.89% of its student population compared to 33.33% at Vista Del Sol Elementary School.

In addition, Lujan-Chavez Elementary School has 30.90% bilingual students, 1.57% are in the gifted and talented program, while 9.71% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Vista Del Sol Elementary School with 34.08% bilingual students, 1.87% gifted and talented students and 11.05% students in the special education program.

58 teachers employed at Lujan-Chavez Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.3 years. The 37 teachers at Vista Del Sol Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.9 years.

Of its teaching staff, Lujan-Chavez Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 20 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Vista Del Sol Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 23 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six 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 Lujan-Chavez Elementary School there are 51 female teachers and seven male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six 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 six more working as school support staff.

At Vista Del Sol Elementary School there are 34 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five 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 four more working as school support staff.