Compare Pena Elementary School with Yturria Elementary School

Pena 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 80 in student achievement, 97 in school progress and 96 in closing performance gaps. It scored 97 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, Yturria Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 86 in student achievement, 93 in school progress, 100 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.

It is in this area where the two schools differ. Pena Elementary School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Yturria Elementary School’s three out of seven distinctions are in Science, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Pena Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 99.57% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (0.43%). There is no African Americans, Asians, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.

At Yturria Elementary School, Hispanics make up 96.87% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (2.76%), Native Americans (0.18%) and Two or More Races (0.18%). There is no African Americans and Asiansstudents in the school.

Based on household incomes, Pena Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 85.41% compared to 72.74% at Yturria 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, Pena Elementary School has a slightly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 46.57% of its student population compared to 36.46% at Yturria Elementary School.

In addition, Pena Elementary School has 46.35% bilingual students, 4.72% are in the gifted and talented program, while 12.45% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Yturria Elementary School with 36.10% bilingual students, 9.94% gifted and talented students and 14.92% students in the special education program.

31 teachers employed at Pena Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 11.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.1 years. The 35 teachers at Yturria Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 13.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.3 years.

Of its teaching staff, Pena Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 17 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while three teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Yturria Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, three teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight 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 Pena Elementary School there are 29 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by nine teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.

At Yturria Elementary School there are 34 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 seven more working as school support staff.