Compare Hawkins Elementary School with Douglass Elementary School

Hawkins Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A (90-100) 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 85 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 94 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, Douglass Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 60 in student achievement, 96 in school progress, 76 in closing performance gaps and 90 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.

It is in this area where the two schools differ. Hawkins Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Science, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Douglass Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Comparative Academic Growth.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Hawkins Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 97.17% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (1.06%), African Americans (0.71%), Asians (0.35%) and Two or More Races (0.35%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At Douglass Elementary School, Hispanics make up 97.41% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (1.20%), African Americans (1.00%) and Two or More Races (0.40%). There is no Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.

Based on household incomes, Hawkins Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 95.05% compared to 94.01% at Douglass 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, Hawkins Elementary School has 177 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 62.54% of student population. Douglass Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 379 or about 75.65% of student population.

Hawkins Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 66.78%, gifted and talented students, 10.60%, while 19.79% are in the special education program. Douglass Elementary School bilingual students comprise 96.41%, gifted and talented students, 4.79%, and 6.99% are in the special education program.

28 teachers employed at Hawkins Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12 years. The 30 teachers at Douglass Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 16.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 17.2 years.

Of its teaching staff, Hawkins Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Douglass Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has eight 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 one teacher only has been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Hawkins Elementary School there are 25 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by seven 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.

At Douglass Elementary School there are 28 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by four 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.