Compare Youens Elementary School with Sneed Elementary School

Youens 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 56 in student achievement, 82 in school progress and 69 in closing performance gaps. It scored 78 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, Sneed Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 60 in student achievement, 88 in school progress, 74 in closing performance gaps and 84 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.

Distinction Designations for Youens Elementary School and Sneed Elementary School are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Youens Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 77.11% of student population, followed by African Americans (12.94%), Asians (7.22%), Whites or Caucasians (2.59%) and Native Americans (0.14%). There is no Two or More Races student in the school.

At Sneed Elementary School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 64.31% of student population, followed by African Americans (28.83%), Whites or Caucasians (4.47%), Asians (0.99%), Native Americans (0.89%) and Two or More Races (0.20%).

Based on household incomes, Youens Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 91.69% compared to 88.17% at Sneed 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, Youens Elementary School has 565 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 76.98% of student population. Sneed Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 653 or about 64.91% of student population.

Youens Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 77.79%, gifted and talented students, 0.82%, while 12.26% are in the special education program. Sneed Elementary School bilingual students comprise 64.81%, gifted and talented students, 0.60%, and 6.26% are in the special education program.

61 teachers employed at Youens Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.7 years. The 76 teachers at Sneed Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.3 years.

Of its teaching staff, Youens Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 22 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 14 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 19 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Sneed Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 32 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 23 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Youens Elementary School there are 51 female teachers and ten male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four 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 five more working as school support staff.

At Sneed Elementary School there are 68 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 16 teachers are aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.