Compare Benbrook Elementary School with Overton Park Elementary School

Benbrook 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 76 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 78 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, Overton Park Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 97 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 98 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. Benbrook Elementary School’s two out of seven distinctions are in Science and with 25% student progress. Overton Park Elementary School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Benbrook Elementary School. They make up for 57.20% of student population, followed by Hispanics (30.32%), Two or More Races (6.67%), African Americans (4.73%), Native Americans (0.86%) and Asians (0.22%).

At Overton Park Elementary School, Whites or Caucasians make up 77.26% of student population, followed by Hispanics (12.33%), Two or More Races (4.62%), African Americans (2.70%), Asians (2.70%) and Native Americans (0.19%).

Based on household incomes, Benbrook Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 55.48% compared to 8.67% at Overton Park 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, Benbrook Elementary School has a slightly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 3.87% of its student population compared to 1.16% at Overton Park Elementary School.

In addition, Benbrook Elementary School has 3.87% bilingual students, 6.45% are in the gifted and talented program, while 11.83% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Overton Park Elementary School with 1.16% bilingual students, 21.77% gifted and talented students and 11.95% students in the special education program.

34 teachers employed at Benbrook Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 12.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 15.7 years. The 32 teachers at Overton Park Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 10.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.2 years.

Of its teaching staff, Benbrook Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Overton Park Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five 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 Benbrook Elementary School there are 31 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight teachers are aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, Overton Park Elementary School has an all-female teaching staff. Of its teaching staff, one teacher is in special education without any assistance.