Compare Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega Elementary School with Finch Elementary School

Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega 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 78 in student achievement, 83 in school progress and 82 in closing performance gaps. It scored 83 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, Finch Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 72 in student achievement, 93 in school progress, 82 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.

Finch Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Science, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega Elementary School. They make up for 48.43% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (23.24%), African Americans (20.34%), Two or More Races (4.60%), Asians (3.15%) and Native Americans (0.24%).

At Finch Elementary School, Hispanics make up 75.98% of student population, followed by African Americans (10.21%), Whites or Caucasians (9.01%), Two or More Races (2.40%), Asians (1.80%) and Native Americans (0.60%).

Based on household incomes, the Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 64.89% compared to 73.27% at Finch 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, Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega Elementary School has 160 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 38.74% of student population. Finch Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 204 or about 61.26% of student population.

Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 39.23%, gifted and talented students, 8.23%, while 15.01% are in the special education program. Finch Elementary School bilingual students comprise 60.66%, gifted and talented students, 4.50%, and 21.32% are in the special education program.

37 teachers employed at Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 15 years. The 33 teachers at Finch Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 17 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine 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. Finch Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega Elementary School there are 35 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three 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 three more working as school support staff.

At Finch Elementary School there are 28 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by 13 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.