Compare Barton Hills Elementary School with Sanchez Elementary School

Barton Hills 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 94 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 96 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, Sanchez Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 59 in student achievement, 89 in school progress, 72 in closing performance gaps and 84 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. Barton Hills Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Sanchez Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Comparative Academic Growth.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Barton Hills Elementary School. They make up for 65.87% of student population, followed by Hispanics (25.13%), Two or More Races (5.29%), Asians (1.85%), African Americans (1.59%) and Native Americans (0.26%).

At Sanchez Elementary School, Hispanics make up 89.41% of student population, followed by Asians (4.68%), Whites or Caucasians (3.69%), African Americans (1.23%) and Two or More Races (0.99%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Barton Hills Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 7.67% compared to 81.77% at Sanchez 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, Barton Hills Elementary School has 11 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 2.91% of student population. Sanchez Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 273 or about 67.24% of student population.

Barton Hills Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 2.65%, gifted and talented students, 8.47%, while 10.32% are in the special education program. Sanchez Elementary School bilingual students comprise 79.31%, gifted and talented students, 3.45%, and 7.39% are in the special education program.

26 teachers employed at Barton Hills Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 12 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.6 years. The 30 teachers at Sanchez Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 10.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.6 years.

Of its teaching staff, Barton Hills Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, six teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including minus two beginning teacher. Sanchez Elementary School has three teachers 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, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven 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 Barton Hills Elementary School there are 20 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by three 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 Sanchez Elementary School there are 26 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by five 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.