Compare James P Butler Elementary School with Escontrias Steam Academy

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, Escontrias Steam Academy also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 72 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 76 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.

Distinction Designations for James P Butler Elementary School and Escontrias Steam Academy 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 Escontrias Steam Academy, Hispanics make up 99.11% of student population, followed by African Americans (0.45%), Whites or Caucasians (0.22%) and Asians (0.22%). There is no Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents 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 87.72% at Escontrias Steam Academy.

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. Escontrias Steam Academy has significantly more ELLs at 230 or about 51.34% of student population.

James P Butler Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 20.49%, gifted and talented students, 4.86%, while 8.98% are in the special education program. Escontrias Steam Academy bilingual students comprise 53.13%, gifted and talented students, 4.46%, and 7.81% are 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 29 teachers at Escontrias Steam Academy have been serving the school for an average of 13.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 15.8 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. Escontrias Steam Academy has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while four 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 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 Escontrias Steam Academy there are 26 female teachers and three 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 three more working as school support staff.