Compare James P Butler Elementary School with Ernesto Serna School

James P Butler 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 74 in student achievement, 90 in school progress and 78 in closing performance gaps. It scored 86 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, Ernesto Serna School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 73 in student achievement, 82 in school progress, 78 in closing performance gaps and 81 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 James P Butler Elementary School and Ernesto Serna 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 James P Butler Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 86.38% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (7.81%), African Americans (3.48%), Two or More Races (1.37%), Asians (0.63%) and Native Americans (0.11%).

At Ernesto Serna School, Hispanics make up 98.67% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (0.59%), Native Americans (0.44%) and Two or More Races (0.30%). There is no African Americans and Asiansstudents in the school.

Based on household incomes, the James P Butler Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 57.13% compared to 90.10% at Ernesto Serna 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, James P Butler Elementary School has 186 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 19.64% of student population. Ernesto Serna School has significantly more ELLs at 283 or about 41.80% of student population.

In addition, James P Butler Elementary School has 20.49% bilingual students, 4.86% are in the gifted and talented program, while 8.98% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Ernesto Serna School with 38.11% bilingual students, 5.32% gifted and talented students and 16.84% students in the special education program.

52 teachers employed at James P Butler Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.5 years. The 51 teachers at Ernesto Serna School have been serving the school for an average of 7.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.3 years.

Of its teaching staff, James P Butler Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 20 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 15 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Ernesto Serna School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 19 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At James P Butler Elementary School there are 46 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by nine teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.

At Ernesto Serna School there are 37 female teachers and 13 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by eight 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.