Compare Dolores Huerta Elementary School with Atwood McDonald Elementary School

Dolores Huerta 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 57 in student achievement, 83 in school progress and 75 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, Atwood McDonald Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 69 in student achievement, 96 in school progress, 78 in closing performance gaps and 91 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.

Atwood McDonald Elementary School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Dolores Huerta Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Dolores Huerta Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 97.38% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (1.01%), Two or More Races (1.01%), African Americans (0.40%) and Native Americans (0.20%). There is no Asians student in the school.

At Atwood McDonald Elementary School, African Americans make up 70.36% of student population, followed by Hispanics (18.04%), Two or More Races (4.90%), Asians (3.61%) and Whites or Caucasians (3.09%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, Dolores Huerta Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 93.96% compared to 91.49% at Atwood McDonald 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, Dolores Huerta Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 57.75% of its student population compared to 9.79% at Atwood McDonald Elementary School.

Dolores Huerta Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 54.12%, gifted and talented students, 4.83%, while 13.88% are in the special education program. Atwood McDonald Elementary School bilingual students comprise 9.54%, gifted and talented students, 4.64%, and 12.11% are in the special education program.

34 teachers employed at Dolores Huerta Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 11 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.7 years. The 25 teachers at Atwood McDonald Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.8 years.

Of its teaching staff, Dolores Huerta Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Atwood McDonald Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten 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 Dolores Huerta Elementary School there are 27 female teachers and seven 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 four more working as school support staff.

At Atwood McDonald Elementary School there are 23 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by six 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.