Compare Tuscany Heights with East Terrell Hills Elementary School

Tuscany Heights 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 91 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 98 in closing performance gaps. It scored 93 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, East Terrell Hills Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 69 in student achievement, 82 in school progress, 78 in closing performance gaps and 81 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.

Tuscany Heights's three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. East Terrell Hills Elementary School did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Tuscany Heights. They make up for 39.33% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (38.08%), African Americans (8.37%), Asians (8.23%), Two or More Races (5.72%) and Native Americans (0.28%).

At East Terrell Hills Elementary School, Hispanics make up 88.62% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (5.95%), African Americans (4.20%), Two or More Races (0.88%) and Asians (0.18%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Tuscany Heights’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 37.38% compared to 93.52% at East Terrell Hills 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, Tuscany Heights has 62 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 8.65% of student population. East Terrell Hills Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 313 or about 54.82% of student population.

Tuscany Heights’s bilingual students comprise 8.23%, gifted and talented students, 6.42%, while 10.60% are in the special education program. East Terrell Hills Elementary School bilingual students comprise 62.70%, gifted and talented students, 3.50%, and 14.01% are in the special education program.

40 teachers employed at Tuscany Heights have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.9 years. The 44 teachers at East Terrell Hills Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.4 years.

Of its teaching staff, Tuscany Heights no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. East Terrell Hills Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Tuscany Heights there are 37 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by 12 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.

At East Terrell Hills Elementary School there are 36 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven 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.