Compare Corina Pena Elementary School with Narciso Cavazos

Corina Pena 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 62 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, Narciso Cavazos performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 77 in student achievement, 95 in school progress, 90 in closing performance gaps and 94 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.

Narciso Cavazos's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Corina Pena Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Corina Pena Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 100.00% of student population, followed by . There is no African Americans, Asians, Native Americans, Two or More Races and Whites or Caucasians students in the school.

At Narciso Cavazos, Hispanics make up 100.00% of student population, followed by . There is no African Americans, Asians, Native Americans, Two or More Races and Whites or Caucasians students in the school.

Based on household incomes, Corina Pena Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 95.84% compared to 95.07% at Narciso Cavazos.

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, Corina Pena Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 61.75% of its student population compared to 66.26% at Narciso Cavazos.

Corina Pena Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 58.84%, gifted and talented students, 7.28%, while 13.51% are in the special education program. Narciso Cavazos bilingual students comprise 63.30%, gifted and talented students, 4.93%, and 12.07% are in the special education program.

37 teachers employed at Corina Pena Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 11.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 16 years. The 29 teachers at Narciso Cavazos have been serving the school for an average of 12.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.6 years.

Of its teaching staff, Corina Pena Elementary School has three teachers 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, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while three teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Narciso Cavazos has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight 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.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Corina Pena Elementary School there are 26 female teachers and ten male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three 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 three more working as school support staff.

At Narciso Cavazos there are 25 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two 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 five more working as school support staff.