Compare Liestman Elementary School with Hearne Elementary School

Liestman 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 67 in student achievement, 83 in school progress and 75 in closing performance gaps. It scored 81 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, Hearne Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 69 in student achievement, 77 in school progress, 77 in closing performance gaps and 77 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.

Both schools garnered only one distinction designation or award for performance. For Liestman Elementary School this is in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) while Hearne Elementary School secured one for post-secondary.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Liestman Elementary School. They make up for 56.55% of student population, followed by African Americans (24.93%), Asians (15.95%), Whites or Caucasians (2.14%) and Native Americans (0.28%). There is no Two or More Races student in the school.

At Hearne Elementary School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 54.98% of student population, followed by African Americans (27.79%), Asians (11.53%), Whites or Caucasians (5.58%) and Two or More Races (0.12%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, Liestman Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 85.61% compared to 85.32% at Hearne 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, Liestman Elementary School has 447 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 63.68% of student population. Hearne Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 548 or about 66.50% of student population.

Liestman Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 69.09%, gifted and talented students, 1.57%, while 11.68% are in the special education program. Hearne Elementary School bilingual students comprise 66.26%, gifted and talented students, 0.73%, and 11.41% are in the special education program.

57 teachers employed at Liestman Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 11.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.4 years. The 66 teachers at Hearne Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 10.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.3 years.

Of its teaching staff, Liestman Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 12 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Hearne Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 28 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Liestman Elementary School there are 48 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 21 teachers are 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 Hearne Elementary School there are 57 female teachers and nine male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by 20 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.