Choosing the best possible elementary school is critical to a child’s foundational development. In Texas, public school districts adopt curriculum standards set by the State Board of Education. The current standards, called Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, outline what students should be able to learn and do in each course or grade. The curriculum is structured around the fundamentals of mathematics, science, social studies, language arts, music and reading.
When we compared Pietzsch/Mac Arthur Elementary School, which is a part of BEAUMONT ISD, with Fletcher Elementary School, which is a part of BEAUMONT ISD, we noted a wide disparity in ratings.
Pietzsch/Mac Arthur Elementary School has a regular student population of 982 with a 14.6 students/teacher ratio while Fletcher Elementary School has 457 students and a student-teacher ratio of 14.2 students/teacher ratio.
Pietzsch/Mac Arthur 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 43 in student achievement, 58 in school progress and 55 in closing performance gaps. It scored 57 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, Fletcher Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 70 in student achievement, 89 in school progress, 79 in closing performance gaps and 86 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.
Fletcher Elementary School's one out of seven distinction is in 25% closing performance gaps. Pietzsch/Mac Arthur Elementary School has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, African Americans comprise the biggest group at Pietzsch/Mac Arthur Elementary School. They make up for 58.04% of student population, followed by Hispanics (36.86%), Whites or Caucasians (2.55%), Two or More Races (1.32%), Native Americans (0.61%) and Asians (0.51%).
At Fletcher Elementary School, Hispanics make up 81.18% of student population, followed by African Americans (15.32%), Whites or Caucasians (1.53%), Asians (1.09%), Two or More Races (0.66%) and Native Americans (0.22%).
Based on household incomes, the Pietzsch/Mac Arthur Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 96.03% compared to 96.28% at Fletcher 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, Pietzsch/Mac Arthur Elementary School has 264 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 26.88% of student population. Fletcher Elementary School has more ELLs at 265 or about 57.99% of student population.
In addition, Pietzsch/Mac Arthur Elementary School has 26.58% bilingual students, 1.63% are in the gifted and talented program, while 12.73% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Fletcher Elementary School with 58.21% bilingual students, 3.72% gifted and talented students and 10.72% students in the special education program.
67 teachers employed at Pietzsch/Mac Arthur Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.1 years. The 32 teachers at Fletcher Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 11.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.6 years.
Of its teaching staff, Pietzsch/Mac Arthur Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 26 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including nine beginning teachers. Fletcher Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has six 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 five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Pietzsch/Mac Arthur Elementary School there are 55 female teachers and 11 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by 17 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.
At Fletcher Elementary School there are 30 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three 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 three more working as school support staff.
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