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 Barron Elementary School, which is a part of PLANO ISD, with Centennial Elementary School, which is a part of PLANO ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Barron Elementary School has a regular student population of 348 with a 9.7 students/teacher ratio while Centennial Elementary School has 464 students and a student-teacher ratio of 13 students/teacher ratio.
Barron 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 58 in student achievement, 80 in school progress and 74 in closing performance gaps. It scored 78 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, Centennial Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 93 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 81 in closing performance gaps and 89 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.
Centennial Elementary School's one out of seven distinction is in Mathematics. Barron Elementary School has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Barron Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 77.01% of student population, followed by African Americans (11.78%), Whites or Caucasians (6.03%), Asians (3.16%) and Two or More Races (2.01%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
The student population at Centennial Elementary School is also predominantly by Asians at 39.22%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (34.91%), Hispanics (10.34%), African Americans (9.70%), Two or More Races (5.60%) and Native Americans (0.22%).
Based on household incomes, Barron Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 80.46% compared to 15.09% at Centennial 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, Barron Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 60.34% of its student population compared to 15.95% at Centennial Elementary School.
In addition, Barron Elementary School has 60.92% bilingual students, 5.17% are in the gifted and talented program, while 17.82% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Centennial Elementary School with 16.16% bilingual students, 14.87% gifted and talented students and 11.21% students in the special education program.
35 teachers employed at Barron Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 5.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.5 years. The 35 teachers at Centennial Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.1 years.
Of its teaching staff, Barron Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, nine teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. Centennial Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine 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 Barron Elementary School there are 32 female teachers and three 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 four more working as school support staff.
At Centennial Elementary School there are 33 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by five 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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