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 Bagdad Elementary School, which is a part of LEANDER ISD, with William J Winkley Elementary School, which is a part of LEANDER ISD, we noted a big difference in ratings.
Bagdad Elementary School has a regular student population of 702 with a 11.4 students/teacher ratio while William J Winkley Elementary School has 714 students and a student-teacher ratio of 14 students/teacher ratio.
Bagdad Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C (70-79) 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 67 in student achievement, 75 in school progress and 73 in closing performance gaps. It scored 74 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 J Winkley Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 91 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 89 in closing performance gaps and 90 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.
Distinction Designations for Bagdad Elementary School and William J Winkley Elementary School are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Bagdad Elementary School. They make up for 53.28% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (31.91%), Two or More Races (5.70%), Asians (4.99%), African Americans (3.99%) and Native Americans (0.14%).
The student population at William J Winkley Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 53.64%, followed by Hispanics (21.71%), Asians (12.46%), Two or More Races (6.72%), African Americans (5.04%) and Native Americans (0.42%).
Based on household incomes, Bagdad Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 47.15% compared to 7.56% at William J Winkley 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, Bagdad Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 37.32% of its student population compared to 7.14% at William J Winkley Elementary School.
In addition, Bagdad Elementary School has 44.73% bilingual students, 8.69% are in the gifted and talented program, while 14.81% are in the special education program. This stacks up against William J Winkley Elementary School with 6.58% bilingual students, 13.87% gifted and talented students and 12.89% students in the special education program.
61 teachers employed at Bagdad Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14.2 years. The 51 teachers at William J Winkley Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.5 years.
Of its teaching staff, Bagdad Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 14 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 24 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. William J Winkley Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 21 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 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 Bagdad Elementary School there are 56 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by 20 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.
At William J Winkley Elementary School there are 47 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five 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 five more working as school support staff.
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