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 Beard Elementary School, which is a part of NORTHSIDE ISD, with Michael Elementary School, which is a part of NORTHSIDE ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Beard Elementary School has a regular student population of 639 with a 16.4 students/teacher ratio while Michael Elementary School has 574 students and a student-teacher ratio of 13.4 students/teacher ratio.
Beard Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A (90-100) 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 92 in student achievement, 90 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 94 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, Michael Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 60 in student achievement, 85 in school progress, 74 in closing performance gaps and 82 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.
Beard Elementary School's one out of seven distinction is in 25% closing performance gaps. Michael Elementary School did not earn any distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Beard Elementary School. They make up for 43.82% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (34.59%), Asians (14.71%), Two or More Races (4.07%), African Americans (2.50%) and Native Americans (0.16%).
At Michael Elementary School, Hispanics make up 78.92% of student population, followed by African Americans (10.10%), Whites or Caucasians (7.67%), Two or More Races (2.61%) and Asians (0.70%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
Based on household incomes, the Beard Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 12.05% compared to 80.84% at Michael 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, Beard Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 8.14% of its student population compared to 1.92% at Michael Elementary School.
Beard Elementary School 11.74% are in the special education program, 8.61% are in the gifted and talented program, and bilingual students comprise 0.31% students. Michael Elementary School has no bilingual student, while 20.21% are in the special education program, and 3.14% are in the gifted and talented program students.
39 teachers employed at Beard Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 14.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 18 years. The 42 teachers at Michael Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.7 years.
Of its teaching staff, Beard Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 14 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 17 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while one teacher only has been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Michael Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 15 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Beard Elementary School there are 37 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by seven teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.
At Michael Elementary School there are 38 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by ten teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.
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