Compare T J Austin Elementary School with Woods 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, Woods Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 90 in student achievement, 88 in school progress, 77 in closing performance gaps and 86 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.

Woods Elementary School's one out of seven distinction is in 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.

The student population at Woods Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 53.89%, followed by African Americans (20.65%), Hispanics (19.24%), Two or More Races (4.38%), Asians (1.41%) and Native Americans (0.42%).

Based on household incomes, T J Austin Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 97.29% compared to 55.30% at Woods 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 a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 44.58% of its student population compared to 3.82% at Woods Elementary School.

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 Woods Elementary School with 2.55% bilingual students, 9.90% gifted and talented students and 9.90% 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 40 teachers at Woods Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.1 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. Woods Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five 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 Woods Elementary School there are 39 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by ten 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.