Compare T J Austin Elementary School with Douglas Elementary School

T J Austin 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 58 in student achievement, 82 in school progress and 72 in closing performance gaps. It scored 79 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, Douglas Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 75 in student achievement, 84 in school progress, 76 in closing performance gaps and 82 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.

Douglas Elementary School's two out of seven distinctions are in Science and post-secondary. T J Austin Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at T J Austin Elementary School. They make up for 64.76% of student population, followed by African Americans (32.83%), Two or More Races (1.51%) and Whites or Caucasians (0.90%). There is no Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.

At Douglas Elementary School, Hispanics make up 81.82% of student population, followed by African Americans (13.47%), Whites or Caucasians (2.86%), Two or More Races (1.68%) and Native Americans (0.17%). There is no Asians student in the school.

Based on household incomes, T J Austin Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 97.29% compared to 96.97% at Douglas 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, T J Austin Elementary School has 148 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 44.58% of student population. Douglas Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 356 or about 59.93% of student population.

In addition, T J Austin Elementary School has 43.98% bilingual students, 3.01% are in the gifted and talented program, while 10.84% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Douglas Elementary School with 59.76% bilingual students, 5.39% gifted and talented students and 7.74% students in the special education program.

27 teachers employed at T J Austin Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 3.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7.9 years. The 35 teachers at Douglas Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, T J Austin Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, six teachers have worked for 11-20 years, two teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers. Douglas Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, five 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.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At T J Austin Elementary School there are 23 female teachers and four 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 three staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.

At Douglas Elementary School there are 31 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by 11 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.