Compare David Barkley/Francisco Ruiz Elementary School with Neal Elementary School

David Barkley/Francisco Ruiz 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 51 in student achievement, 85 in school progress and 72 in closing performance gaps. It scored 81 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, Neal Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 57 in student achievement, 83 in school progress, 73 in closing performance gaps and 80 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.

Distinction Designations for David Barkley/Francisco Ruiz Elementary School and Neal Elementary School are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in David Barkley/Francisco Ruiz Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 93.41% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (2.40%), African Americans (2.10%) and Asians (1.80%). There is no Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.

At Neal Elementary School, Hispanics make up 95.86% of student population, followed by African Americans (2.18%), Whites or Caucasians (1.74%) and Two or More Races (0.22%). There is no Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.

Based on household incomes, the David Barkley/Francisco Ruiz Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 94.01% compared to 95.21% at Neal 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, David Barkley/Francisco Ruiz Elementary School has 28 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 8.38% of student population. Neal Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 164 or about 35.73% of student population.

In addition, David Barkley/Francisco Ruiz Elementary School has 6.89% bilingual students, 1.50% are in the gifted and talented program, while 13.77% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Neal Elementary School with 36.17% bilingual students, 3.70% gifted and talented students and 14.81% students in the special education program.

21 teachers employed at David Barkley/Francisco Ruiz Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.1 years. The 30 teachers at Neal Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.2 years.

Of its teaching staff, David Barkley/Francisco Ruiz Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two 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 nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Neal Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three 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 eight teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At David Barkley/Francisco Ruiz Elementary School there are 18 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four 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 three more working as school support staff.

At Neal Elementary School there are 24 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by ten 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.