Compare Brauchle Elementary School with Westwood Terrace Elementary School

Brauchle 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 72 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and 79 in closing performance gaps. It scored 88 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, Westwood Terrace Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 59 in student achievement, 89 in school progress, 74 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.

Brauchle Elementary School's one out of seven distinction is in with 25% student progress. Westwood Terrace Elementary School did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Brauchle Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 77.61% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (13.75%), Two or More Races (4.66%), African Americans (3.10%) and Asians (0.89%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At Westwood Terrace Elementary School, Hispanics make up 90.74% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (4.04%), African Americans (2.85%), Two or More Races (1.90%) and Asians (0.48%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Brauchle Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 64.97% compared to 90.26% at Westwood Terrace 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, Brauchle Elementary School has 7 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 1.55% of student population. Westwood Terrace Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 123 or about 29.22% of student population.

In addition, Brauchle Elementary School has 0.44% bilingual students, 3.77% are in the gifted and talented program, while 19.73% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Westwood Terrace Elementary School with 29.93% bilingual students, 6.41% gifted and talented students and 12.59% students in the special education program.

35 teachers employed at Brauchle Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 12.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 15.8 years. The 37 teachers at Westwood Terrace Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.3 years.

Of its teaching staff, Brauchle Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Westwood Terrace Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 19 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five 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 Brauchle Elementary School there are 31 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by eight 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 Westwood Terrace Elementary School there are 34 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by nine teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.