Compare Crockett Elementary School with Alamo Elementary School

Crockett 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 80 in student achievement, 86 in school progress and 77 in closing performance gaps. It scored 83 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, Alamo Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 79 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 88 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.

It is in this area where the two schools differ. Crockett Elementary School’s three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science and post-secondary. Alamo Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Crockett Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 68.65% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (14.51%), African Americans (13.06%), Two or More Races (1.74%), Asians (1.31%) and Native Americans (0.73%).

At Alamo Elementary School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 59.55% of student population, followed by African Americans (19.85%), Whites or Caucasians (14.20%), Two or More Races (3.64%), Asians (2.14%) and Native Americans (0.63%).

Based on household incomes, Crockett Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 72.86% compared to 71.23% at Alamo 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, Crockett Elementary School has 208 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 30.19% of student population. Alamo Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 244 or about 30.65% of student population.

Crockett Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 29.90%, gifted and talented students, 7.40%, while 10.30% are in the special education program. Alamo Elementary School bilingual students comprise 32.41%, gifted and talented students, 6.16%, and 10.93% are in the special education program.

42 teachers employed at Crockett Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.9 years. The 51 teachers at Alamo Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, Crockett Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 14 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Alamo Elementary School has two teachers 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, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 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 Crockett Elementary School there are 38 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two 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 Alamo Elementary School there are 47 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by 21 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.