Compare Milam Elementary School with Tough Elementary School

Milam Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C (70-79) 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 73 in student achievement, 81 in school progress and 72 in closing performance gaps. It scored 78 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, Tough Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 95 in student achievement, 89 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 97 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.

Tough Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Science, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Milam Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Milam Elementary School. They make up for 52.49% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (41.55%), Two or More Races (3.38%), African Americans (1.59%), Native Americans (0.80%) and Asians (0.20%).

At Tough Elementary School, Whites or Caucasians are the biggest group, comprising 54.62% of student population, followed by Hispanics (22.05%), Asians (15.09%), Two or More Races (5.26%), African Americans (2.78%) and Native Americans (0.10%).

Based on household incomes, Milam Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 83.30% compared to 6.75% at Tough 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, Milam Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 33.80% of its student population compared to 13.80% at Tough Elementary School.

In addition, Milam Elementary School has 33.20% bilingual students, 1.19% are in the gifted and talented program, while 12.92% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Tough Elementary School with 13.41% bilingual students, 17.28% gifted and talented students and 5.06% students in the special education program.

38 teachers employed at Milam Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.3 years. The 59 teachers at Tough Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.6 years.

Of its teaching staff, Milam Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 18 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Tough Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 20 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 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 Milam Elementary School there are 37 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by 14 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 Tough Elementary School there are 57 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by 14 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.