Compare Mission West Elementary School with Commonwealth Elementary School

Mission West 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 76 in student achievement, 90 in school progress and 87 in closing performance gaps. It scored 89 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, Commonwealth Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 97 in student achievement, 97 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 98 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.

It is in this area where the two schools differ. Mission West Elementary School’s three out of seven distinctions are in Science, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Commonwealth Elementary School's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Mission West Elementary School. They make up for 65.41% of student population, followed by African Americans (20.36%), Asians (7.75%), Whites or Caucasians (3.96%), Two or More Races (2.34%) and Native Americans (0.18%).

At Commonwealth Elementary School, Asians make up 69.81% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (13.17%), Hispanics (6.42%), African Americans (5.46%), Two or More Races (4.50%) and Native Americans (0.64%).

Based on household incomes, Mission West Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 83.60% compared to 10.60% at Commonwealth 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, Mission West Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 57.48% of its student population compared to 17.13% at Commonwealth Elementary School.

In addition, Mission West Elementary School has 57.48% bilingual students, 2.34% are in the gifted and talented program, while 15.50% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Commonwealth Elementary School with 16.81% bilingual students, 24.41% gifted and talented students and 6.42% students in the special education program.

46 teachers employed at Mission West Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13 years. The 59 teachers at Commonwealth Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, Mission West Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 20 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Commonwealth Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has 13 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 15 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 Mission West Elementary School there are 39 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by 15 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.

At Commonwealth Elementary School there are 56 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by ten teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.