Compare Hawkins Elementary School with Sunrise Mountain 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, Sunrise Mountain Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 67 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 75 in closing performance gaps and 87 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.

Hawkins Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Science, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Sunrise Mountain Elementary School did not earn any distinction.

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 Sunrise Mountain Elementary School, Hispanics make up 94.50% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (2.55%), African Americans (2.36%) and Two or More Races (0.59%). 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 92.14% at Sunrise Mountain 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. Sunrise Mountain Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 232 or about 45.58% 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. Sunrise Mountain Elementary School bilingual students comprise 58.35%, gifted and talented students, 2.75%, and 10.22% 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 35 teachers at Sunrise Mountain Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 11.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.9 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. Sunrise Mountain Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher.

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 Sunrise Mountain Elementary School there are 31 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by three 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.