Compare Oak Park Special Emphasis School with Mary Helen Berlanga Elementary School

Oak Park Special Emphasis 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 53 in student achievement, 83 in school progress and 75 in closing performance gaps. It scored 81 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, Mary Helen Berlanga Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 62 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 74 in closing performance gaps and 85 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.

Distinction Designations for Oak Park Special Emphasis School and Mary Helen Berlanga Elementary School are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Oak Park Special Emphasis School is Hispanics who make up nearly 88.53% of student population, followed by African Americans (6.20%), Whites or Caucasians (4.14%), Two or More Races (0.94%) and Asians (0.19%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At Mary Helen Berlanga Elementary School, Hispanics make up 93.69% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (4.48%), Two or More Races (1.02%) and African Americans (0.81%). There is no Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.

Based on household incomes, Oak Park Special Emphasis School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 95.86% compared to 90.63% at Mary Helen Berlanga 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, Oak Park Special Emphasis School has a higher number of English Language Learners comprising 10.71% of its student population compared to 11.41% at Mary Helen Berlanga Elementary School.

Oak Park Special Emphasis School has no gifted and talented student, while 15.41% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 9.77% students. Mary Helen Berlanga Elementary School has no gifted and talented student, while 12.02% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 11.20% students.

36 teachers employed at Oak Park Special Emphasis School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.9 years. The 34 teachers at Mary Helen Berlanga Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.1 years.

Of its teaching staff, Oak Park Special Emphasis School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, six teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Mary Helen Berlanga Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine 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 Oak Park Special Emphasis School there are 33 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six 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 six more working as school support staff.

At Mary Helen Berlanga Elementary School there are 28 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 five more working as school support staff.