Compare Manuel Guajardo Jr Elementary School with Roosevelt-Wilson Elementary School

Manuel Guajardo Jr 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 88 in student achievement, 90 in school progress and 78 in closing performance gaps. It scored 86 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-Wilson Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 72 in student achievement, 77 in school progress, 71 in closing performance gaps and 75 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. Manuel Guajardo Jr Elementary School's two out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) and post-secondary. Except for Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Roosevelt-Wilson Elementary School earned one out of seven distinctions.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Manuel Guajardo Jr Elementary School. They make up for 43.43% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (33.86%), African Americans (17.93%), Two or More Races (4.18%) and Asians (0.60%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At Roosevelt-Wilson Elementary School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 54.39% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (25.05%), African Americans (15.33%), Two or More Races (5.05%) and Native Americans (0.19%). There is no Asians student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Manuel Guajardo Jr Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 73.71% compared to 79.63% at Roosevelt-Wilson 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, Manuel Guajardo Jr Elementary School has 10 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 1.99% of student population. Roosevelt-Wilson Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 108 or about 20.19% of student population.

Manuel Guajardo Jr Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 1.00%, gifted and talented students, 8.57%, while 21.31% are in the special education program. Roosevelt-Wilson Elementary School bilingual students comprise 20.00%, gifted and talented students, 5.23%, and 17.38% are in the special education program.

32 teachers employed at Manuel Guajardo Jr Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 5.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.5 years. The 35 teachers at Roosevelt-Wilson Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.4 years.

Of its teaching staff, Manuel Guajardo Jr Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, seven teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 14 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Roosevelt-Wilson Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Manuel Guajardo Jr Elementary School there are 31 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, five 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 five more working as school support staff.

At Roosevelt-Wilson Elementary School there are 32 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four 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 six more working as school support staff.