Compare South Hi Mount Elementary School with Cesar Chavez Primary School

South Hi Mount 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 77 in student achievement, 94 in school progress and 92 in closing performance gaps. It scored 93 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, Cesar Chavez Primary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 59 in student achievement, 89 in school progress, 75 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.

South Hi Mount Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Cesar Chavez Primary School did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in South Hi Mount Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 71.12% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (14.74%), African Americans (10.76%), Two or More Races (1.99%), Asians (1.20%) and Native Americans (0.20%).

At Cesar Chavez Primary School, Hispanics make up 88.44% of student population, followed by African Americans (6.21%), Whites or Caucasians (4.07%), Asians (1.07%) and Two or More Races (0.21%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the South Hi Mount Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 78.69% compared to 94.00% at Cesar Chavez Primary 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, South Hi Mount Elementary School has 177 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 35.26% of student population. Cesar Chavez Primary School has significantly more ELLs at 293 or about 62.74% of student population.

South Hi Mount Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 48.80%, gifted and talented students, 8.76%, while 10.96% are in the special education program. Cesar Chavez Primary School bilingual students comprise 59.74%, gifted and talented students, 7.92%, and 16.92% are in the special education program.

33 teachers employed at South Hi Mount Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 10.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.6 years. The 30 teachers at Cesar Chavez Primary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, South Hi Mount Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Cesar Chavez Primary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, nine 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 two beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At South Hi Mount Elementary School there are 31 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three 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 four more working as school support staff.

At Cesar Chavez Primary School there are 29 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by seven teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.