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.
We are making this task easier for you by comparing two above average elementary schools: Adelfa Botello Callejo Elementary School and Larry G Smith Elementary School. We compiled relevant data for you to be able to make an informed decision. Both schools are under the jurisdiction of the DALLAS ISD.
Adelfa Botello Callejo Elementary School has a regular student population of 521 with a 14 students/teacher ratio while Larry G Smith Elementary School has 772 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15.2 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, Larry G Smith Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 73 in student achievement, 88 in school progress, 86 in closing performance gaps and 85 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.
Both schools garnered only three distinction designations or awards for performance. For Adelfa Botello Callejo Elementary School these are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps while Larry G Smith Elementary School secured in Mathematics, Science and 25% closing performance gaps.
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 Larry G Smith Elementary School, Hispanics make up 75.52% of student population, followed by African Americans (17.49%), Whites or Caucasians (4.53%), Two or More Races (1.55%), Asians (0.78%) and Native Americans (0.13%).
Based on household incomes, Adelfa Botello Callejo Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 95.20% compared to 91.84% at Larry G Smith 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 296 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 56.81% of student population. Larry G Smith Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 415 or about 53.76% of student population.
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. Larry G Smith Elementary School bilingual students comprise 48.96%, gifted and talented students, 9.33%, and 8.42% 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 50 teachers at Larry G Smith Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.5 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. Larry G Smith Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 15 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 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 Larry G Smith Elementary School there are 38 female teachers and 12 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by 18 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.
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