Compare Thigpen-Zavala Elementary School with McAuliffe Elementary School

Thigpen-Zavala 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 86 in student achievement, 95 in school progress and an impressive100 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, McAuliffe Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 78 in student achievement, 97 in school progress, 92 in closing performance gaps and 96 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. Thigpen-Zavala Elementary School's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. McAuliffe 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.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Thigpen-Zavala Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 95.95% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (4.05%). There is no African Americans, Asians, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.

At McAuliffe Elementary School, Hispanics make up 96.02% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (2.99%), Asians (0.75%) and Two or More Races (0.25%). There is no African Americans and Native Americansstudents in the school.

Based on household incomes, Thigpen-Zavala Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 95.10% compared to 88.56% at McAuliffe 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, Thigpen-Zavala Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 62.69% of its student population compared to 42.54% at McAuliffe Elementary School.

In addition, Thigpen-Zavala Elementary School has 70.36% bilingual students, 4.26% are in the gifted and talented program, while 15.14% are in the special education program. This stacks up against McAuliffe Elementary School with 49.00% bilingual students, 8.71% gifted and talented students and 17.66% students in the special education program.

32 teachers employed at Thigpen-Zavala Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 10.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.2 years. The 32 teachers at McAuliffe Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 10.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.2 years.

Of its teaching staff, Thigpen-Zavala Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. McAuliffe Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while four teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Thigpen-Zavala Elementary School there are 26 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two 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 six more working as school support staff.

At McAuliffe Elementary School there are 29 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by 13 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.