Compare Hart Elementary School with Tom Lea Jr Elementary School

Hart 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, 82 in school progress and 75 in closing performance gaps. It scored 80 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, Tom Lea Jr Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 80 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 87 in closing performance gaps and 89 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.

Tom Lea Jr Elementary School's one out of seven distinction is in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA). Hart Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Hart Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 98.73% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (1.01%) and Two or More Races (0.25%). There is no African Americans, Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.

At Tom Lea Jr Elementary School, Hispanics make up 66.58% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (15.72%), African Americans (7.86%), Two or More Races (7.25%) and Asians (1.47%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, Hart Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 94.94% compared to 58.72% at Tom Lea Jr 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, Hart Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 77.22% of its student population compared to 13.02% at Tom Lea Jr Elementary School.

In addition, Hart Elementary School has 76.46% bilingual students, 2.78% are in the gifted and talented program, while 10.13% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Tom Lea Jr Elementary School with 31.45% bilingual students, 8.85% gifted and talented students and 7.99% students in the special education program.

27 teachers employed at Hart Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.8 years. The 52 teachers at Tom Lea Jr Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Hart Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, two teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Tom Lea Jr Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 22 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Hart Elementary School there are 23 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by five teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.

At Tom Lea Jr Elementary School there are 44 female teachers and seven male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by six teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.