Compare Alexander Elementary School with Chancellor Elementary School

Alexander 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 65 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and 75 in closing performance gaps. It scored 87 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, Chancellor Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 71 in student achievement, 89 in school progress, 76 in closing performance gaps and 85 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. Alexander Elementary School's two out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) and with 25% student progress. Except for Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Chancellor Elementary School earned one out of seven distinctions.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Alexander Elementary School. They make up for 58.80% of student population, followed by African Americans (25.62%), Asians (13.12%), Whites or Caucasians (2.16%) and Two or More Races (0.15%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

The student population at Chancellor Elementary School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 44.99%, followed by Asians (33.78%), African Americans (18.02%), Whites or Caucasians (2.67%), Native Americans (0.27%) and Two or More Races (0.13%).

Based on household incomes, the Alexander Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 88.12% compared to 88.25% at Chancellor 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, Alexander Elementary School has 420 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 64.81% of student population. Chancellor Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 506 or about 67.56% of student population.

In addition, Alexander Elementary School has 65.28% bilingual students, 2.31% are in the gifted and talented program, while 11.57% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Chancellor Elementary School with 67.42% bilingual students, 3.47% gifted and talented students and 13.48% students in the special education program.

50 teachers employed at Alexander Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.6 years. The 65 teachers at Chancellor Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 10.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.6 years.

Of its teaching staff, Alexander Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 20 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Chancellor Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 11 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 23 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Alexander Elementary School there are 45 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by 18 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 Chancellor Elementary School there are 64 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by 26 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and ten more working as school support staff.