Compare Smith Elementary School with William Velasquez

Smith Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A (90-100) 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 80 in student achievement, 90 in school progress and 98 in closing performance gaps. It scored 92 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, William Velasquez earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 79 in student achievement, 83 in school progress, 78 in closing performance gaps and 82 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. Smith Elementary School's five out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. William Velasquez’s only distinction designation is in Read/ELA.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Smith Elementary School. They make up for 65.80% of student population, followed by African Americans (18.26%), Whites or Caucasians (13.33%), Two or More Races (2.32%) and Asians (0.29%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

The student population at William Velasquez is also predominantly by Hispanics at 44.17%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (25.00%), African Americans (20.42%), Two or More Races (5.00%), Asians (4.38%) and Native Americans (0.63%).

Based on household incomes, Smith Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 84.06% compared to 58.33% at William Velasquez.

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, Smith Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 30.14% of its student population compared to 16.04% at William Velasquez.

In addition, Smith Elementary School has 30.14% bilingual students, 6.09% are in the gifted and talented program, while 18.26% are in the special education program. This stacks up against William Velasquez with 15.21% bilingual students, 6.25% gifted and talented students and 16.25% students in the special education program.

30 teachers employed at Smith Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.7 years. The 37 teachers at William Velasquez have been serving the school for an average of 5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.6 years.

Of its teaching staff, Smith Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. William Velasquez has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Smith Elementary School there are 28 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by seven teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.

At William Velasquez there are 35 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by eight teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.