Compare McAuliffe Elementary School with Garden Ridge Elementary School

McAuliffe 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 93 in student achievement, 88 in school progress and 89 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, Garden Ridge Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 93 in student achievement, 94 in school progress, 96 in closing performance gaps and 95 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.

Garden Ridge Elementary School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary and with 25% student progress. McAuliffe Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in McAuliffe Elementary School is Whites or Caucasians who make up nearly 80.99% of student population, followed by Hispanics (9.87%), Two or More Races (3.66%), African Americans (2.93%), Asians (2.19%) and Native Americans (0.37%).

At Garden Ridge Elementary School, Whites or Caucasians are the biggest group, comprising 55.35% of student population, followed by Asians (18.45%), Hispanics (17.11%), Two or More Races (4.81%), African Americans (4.01%) and Native Americans (0.27%).

Based on household incomes, the McAuliffe Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 5.85% compared to 18.45% at Garden Ridge 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, McAuliffe Elementary School has 11 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 2.01% of student population. Garden Ridge Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 48 or about 12.83% of student population.

In addition, McAuliffe Elementary School has 1.83% bilingual students, 4.39% are in the gifted and talented program, while 23.03% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Garden Ridge Elementary School with 12.83% bilingual students, 10.96% gifted and talented students and 22.46% students in the special education program.

42 teachers employed at McAuliffe Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.5 years. The 31 teachers at Garden Ridge Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.2 years.

Of its teaching staff, McAuliffe Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 16 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Garden Ridge Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, six teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At McAuliffe Elementary School there are 40 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by four 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.

On the other hand, Garden Ridge Elementary School has an all-female teaching staff. Of its teaching staff, six 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.