Compare Travis Elementary School with Zach White Elementary School

Travis Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B (80-89) 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 71 in student achievement, 94 in school progress and 76 in closing performance gaps. It scored 89 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, Zach White Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 83 in student achievement, 86 in school progress, 96 in closing performance gaps and 89 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 two distinction designations or awards for performance. For Travis Elementary School these are in post-secondary and with 25% student progress while Zach White Elementary School secured in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Travis Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 95.42% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (2.92%), Asians (0.83%), African Americans (0.42%) and Two or More Races (0.42%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At Zach White Elementary School, Hispanics make up 84.00% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (15.47%), Asians (0.27%) and Two or More Races (0.27%). There is no African Americans and Native Americansstudents in the school.

Based on household incomes, Travis Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 93.75% compared to 51.73% at Zach White 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, Travis Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 59.58% of its student population compared to 24.27% at Zach White Elementary School.

In addition, Travis Elementary School has 63.75% bilingual students, 4.17% are in the gifted and talented program, while 11.25% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Zach White Elementary School with 50.93% bilingual students, 20.27% gifted and talented students and 14.67% students in the special education program.

20 teachers employed at Travis Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 12.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14.1 years. The 28 teachers at Zach White Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 11.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.4 years.

Of its teaching staff, Travis Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, seven teachers have worked for 11-20 years, three 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. Zach White Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while three 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 Travis Elementary School there are 13 female teachers and seven male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three 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 four more working as school support staff.

At Zach White Elementary School there are 24 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two teachers are 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.