Compare Tough Elementary School with Austin Elementary School

Tough 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 95 in student achievement, 89 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, Austin Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 75 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 81 in closing performance gaps and 88 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.

Both schools garnered only three distinction designations or awards for performance. For Tough Elementary School these are in Science, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps while Austin Elementary School secured in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics and with 25% student progress.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Tough Elementary School. They make up for 54.62% of student population, followed by Hispanics (22.05%), Asians (15.09%), Two or More Races (5.26%), African Americans (2.78%) and Native Americans (0.10%).

At Austin Elementary School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 59.18% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (37.84%), Two or More Races (1.36%), African Americans (0.99%), Native Americans (0.50%) and Asians (0.12%).

Based on household incomes, the Tough Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 6.75% compared to 74.94% at Austin 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, Tough Elementary School has 139 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 13.80% of student population. Austin Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 330 or about 40.94% of student population.

Tough Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 13.41%, gifted and talented students, 17.28%, while 5.06% are in the special education program. Austin Elementary School bilingual students comprise 40.45%, gifted and talented students, 2.61%, and 9.43% are in the special education program.

59 teachers employed at Tough Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.6 years. The 54 teachers at Austin Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.9 years.

Of its teaching staff, Tough Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 20 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Austin Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Tough Elementary School there are 57 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by 14 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.

At Austin Elementary School there are 48 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by 17 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and nine more working as school support staff.