Compare Arnoldo Cantu Sr Elementary School with Graciela Garcia Elementary School

Arnoldo Cantu Sr Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A (90-100) 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 82 in student achievement, 93 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 95 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, Graciela Garcia Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 74 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 86 in closing performance gaps and 90 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. Arnoldo Cantu Sr Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Graciela Garcia Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Post-Secondary.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Arnoldo Cantu Sr Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 99.26% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (0.56%) and African Americans (0.19%). There is no Asians, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.

At Graciela Garcia Elementary School, Hispanics make up 99.46% of student population, followed by African Americans (0.27%) and Whites or Caucasians (0.27%). There is no Asians, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Arnoldo Cantu Sr Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 92.76% compared to 95.38% at Graciela Garcia 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, Arnoldo Cantu Sr Elementary School has 220 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 40.82% of student population. Graciela Garcia Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 278 or about 75.54% of student population.

Arnoldo Cantu Sr Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 40.63%, gifted and talented students, 5.38%, while 5.19% are in the special education program. Graciela Garcia Elementary School bilingual students comprise 96.47%, gifted and talented students, 1.36%, and 8.15% are in the special education program.

35 teachers employed at Arnoldo Cantu Sr Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 11.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.9 years. The 27 teachers at Graciela Garcia Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11 years.

Of its teaching staff, Arnoldo Cantu Sr Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while two teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Graciela Garcia Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, nine teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Arnoldo Cantu Sr Elementary School there are 31 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by 13 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.

At Graciela Garcia Elementary School there are 23 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three 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 six more working as school support staff.