Compare Long Elementary School with James Bowie Fine Arts Academy

Long Elementary School not rated a State accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365 (Not Rated per SB 1365) 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, 69 in school progress and 62 in closing performance gaps. It scored 67 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, James Bowie Fine Arts Academy performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 91 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 94 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.

James Bowie Fine Arts Academy's one out of seven distinction is in 25% closing performance gaps. Long Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Long Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 81.75% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (9.12%), Asians (4.29%), African Americans (2.50%), Two or More Races (1.61%) and Native Americans (0.18%).

The student population at James Bowie Fine Arts Academy is also predominantly by Hispanics at 52.97%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (40.70%), Two or More Races (3.68%), African Americans (2.25%) and Asians (0.41%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, Long Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 71.74% compared to 22.49% at James Bowie Fine Arts 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, Long Elementary School has 254 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 45.44% of student population. James Bowie Fine Arts Academy has no ELLS student population.

Long Elementary School has no gifted and talented student, while 10.91% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 45.26% students. James Bowie Fine Arts Academy has no gifted and talented and bilingual students, while 6.54% are in the special education program.

35 teachers employed at Long Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.7 years. The 32 teachers at James Bowie Fine Arts Academy have been serving the school for an average of 10.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.1 years.

Of its teaching staff, Long Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. James Bowie Fine Arts Academy has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while four teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Long Elementary School there are 34 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by 12 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and two more working as school support staff.

At James Bowie Fine Arts Academy there are 30 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by four 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.