Compare David Barkley/Francisco Ruiz Elementary School with Riverside Park 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, Riverside Park Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 56 in student achievement, 89 in school progress, 71 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.

Distinction Designations for David Barkley/Francisco Ruiz Elementary School and Riverside Park 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 Riverside Park Elementary School, Hispanics make up 97.31% of student population, followed by African Americans (1.15%), Whites or Caucasians (0.77%), Asians (0.38%) and Two or More Races (0.38%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, David Barkley/Francisco Ruiz Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 94.01% compared to 93.85% at Riverside 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, David Barkley/Francisco Ruiz Elementary School has 28 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 8.38% of student population. Riverside Park Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 80 or about 30.77% 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 Riverside Park Elementary School with 39.62% bilingual students, 5.00% gifted and talented students and 11.15% 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 19 teachers at Riverside Park Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.4 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. Riverside Park Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, four teachers have worked for 11-20 years, two teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three 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 Riverside Park Elementary School there are 16 female teachers and three 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 two more working as school support staff.