Compare Zavala Elementary School with Zilker Elementary School

Zavala 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 67 in student achievement, 93 in school progress and 77 in closing performance gaps. It scored 88 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, Zilker Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 91 in student achievement, 93 in school progress, 96 in closing performance gaps and 94 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. Zavala Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Comparative Academic Growth. Zilker Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science and with 25% student progress.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Zavala Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 68.61% of student population, followed by African Americans (18.39%), Whites or Caucasians (10.76%) and Two or More Races (2.24%). There is no Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.

At Zilker Elementary School, Whites or Caucasians are the biggest group, comprising 62.63% of student population, followed by Hispanics (24.20%), Two or More Races (6.79%), African Americans (2.97%), Asians (2.97%) and Native Americans (0.21%).

Based on household incomes, Zavala Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 82.96% compared to 21.66% at Zilker 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, Zavala Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 34.08% of its student population compared to 4.25% at Zilker Elementary School.

Zavala Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 33.63%, gifted and talented students, 7.62%, while 25.11% are in the special education program. Zilker Elementary School bilingual students comprise 24.63%, gifted and talented students, 7.43%, and 9.55% are in the special education program.

23 teachers employed at Zavala Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 10.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.3 years. The 34 teachers at Zilker Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Zavala Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, two teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while four teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Zilker Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Zavala Elementary School there are 17 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and two more working as school support staff.

At Zilker Elementary School there are 32 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by nine teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and one more working as school support staff.