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 Adelfa Botello Callejo Elementary School, which is a part of DALLAS ISD, with Frederick Douglass Elementary School, which is a part of DALLAS ISD, we noted a wide disparity in ratings.
Adelfa Botello Callejo Elementary School has a regular student population of 521 with a 14 students/teacher ratio while Frederick Douglass Elementary School has 422 students and a student-teacher ratio of 14.6 students/teacher ratio.
Adelfa Botello Callejo 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, 86 in school progress and 88 in closing performance gaps. It scored 86 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, Frederick Douglass Elementary School not rated a State accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365. The school posted 57 in student achievement, 60 in school progress, 56 in closing performance gaps and 59 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.
Adelfa Botello Callejo Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Frederick Douglass Elementary School did not earn any distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Adelfa Botello Callejo Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 81.19% of student population, followed by African Americans (17.47%), Whites or Caucasians (1.15%) and Two or More Races (0.19%). There is no Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.
At Frederick Douglass Elementary School, African Americans are the biggest group, comprising 59.24% of student population, followed by Hispanics (37.68%), Whites or Caucasians (1.18%), Native Americans (0.95%) and Two or More Races (0.95%). There is no Asians student in the school.
Based on household incomes, the Adelfa Botello Callejo Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 95.20% compared to 98.34% at Frederick Douglass 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, Adelfa Botello Callejo Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 56.81% of its student population compared to 30.81% at Frederick Douglass Elementary School.
Adelfa Botello Callejo Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 50.48%, gifted and talented students, 12.67%, while 13.63% are in the special education program. Frederick Douglass Elementary School bilingual students comprise 29.62%, gifted and talented students, 10.66%, and 10.19% are in the special education program.
37 teachers employed at Adelfa Botello Callejo Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.1 years. The 28 teachers at Frederick Douglass Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 10.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12 years.
Of its teaching staff, Adelfa Botello Callejo Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Frederick Douglass Elementary School has two teachers 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, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight 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 Adelfa Botello Callejo Elementary School there are 34 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by 11 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.
At Frederick Douglass Elementary School there are 23 female teachers and five male teachers. 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 four staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.
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