Compare Wilson Elementary School with Blanca E Sanchez

Wilson 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 71 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and 78 in closing performance gaps. It scored 88 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, Blanca E Sanchez performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 90 in student achievement, 94 in school progress, 96 in closing performance gaps and 95 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. Wilson Elementary School’s two out of seven distinctions are in Science and post-secondary. Blanca E Sanchez'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, the dominant group in Wilson Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 93.70% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (5.54%), Asians (0.50%) and Two or More Races (0.25%). There is no African Americans and Native Americansstudents in the school.

At Blanca E Sanchez, Hispanics make up 95.28% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (2.87%), African Americans (1.03%), Asians (0.41%) and Native Americans (0.41%). There is no Two or More Races student in the school.

Based on household incomes, Wilson Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 90.93% compared to 62.01% at Blanca E Sanchez.

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, Wilson Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 46.10% of its student population compared to 32.03% at Blanca E Sanchez.

In addition, Wilson Elementary School has 46.35% bilingual students, 4.28% are in the gifted and talented program, while 13.85% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Blanca E Sanchez with 53.39% bilingual students, 13.96% gifted and talented students and 13.35% students in the special education program.

30 teachers employed at Wilson Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 11.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.2 years. The 37 teachers at Blanca E Sanchez have been serving the school for an average of 8.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.8 years.

Of its teaching staff, Wilson Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Blanca E Sanchez has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten 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 Wilson Elementary School there are 28 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four 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 five more working as school support staff.

At Blanca E Sanchez there are 35 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four 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.