Compare Zwink Elementary School with Blackshear Elementary School

Zwink 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 77 in student achievement, 79 in school progress and 76 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, Blackshear Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 91 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 100 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.

Blackshear Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Zwink Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Zwink Elementary School. They make up for 47.09% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (28.39%), African Americans (15.39%), Two or More Races (5.25%), Asians (3.31%) and Native Americans (0.46%).

The student population at Blackshear Elementary School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 44.54%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (25.38%), African Americans (12.31%), Asians (11.93%), Two or More Races (5.20%) and Native Americans (0.51%).

Based on household incomes, Zwink Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 53.48% compared to 52.28% at Blackshear 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, Zwink Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 26.80% of its student population compared to 26.40% at Blackshear Elementary School.

In addition, Zwink Elementary School has 35.80% bilingual students, 3.31% are in the gifted and talented program, while 15.85% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Blackshear Elementary School with 25.76% bilingual students, 6.09% gifted and talented students and 12.18% students in the special education program.

58 teachers employed at Zwink Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.3 years. The 57 teachers at Blackshear Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.4 years.

Of its teaching staff, Zwink Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 24 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 18 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including seven beginning teachers. Blackshear Elementary School has five teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 22 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight 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 Zwink Elementary School there are 56 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, ten 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 five more working as school support staff.

At Blackshear Elementary School there are 53 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by 12 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.