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 Beaty Early Childhood School, which is a part of PLANO ISD, with Harrington Elementary School, which is a part of PLANO ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Beaty Early Childhood School has a regular student population of 277 with a 10.6 students/teacher ratio while Harrington Elementary School has 349 students and a student-teacher ratio of 12.1 students/teacher ratio.
Beaty Early Childhood School earned a State accountability rating of B (80-89). It scored 89 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 only.
On the other hand, Harrington Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 91 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 92 in closing performance gaps and 92 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.
Harrington Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics and Science. Beaty Early Childhood School has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Asians comprise the biggest group at Beaty Early Childhood School. They make up for 36.82% of student population, followed by Hispanics (26.35%), Whites or Caucasians (18.05%), African Americans (15.88%) and Two or More Races (2.89%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
The student population at Harrington Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 42.69%, followed by Asians (20.92%), Hispanics (19.77%), African Americans (12.03%) and Two or More Races (4.58%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
Based on household incomes, Beaty Early Childhood School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 36.46% compared to 27.22% at Harrington 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, Beaty Early Childhood School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 64.62% of its student population compared to 11.75% at Harrington Elementary School.
Beaty Early Childhood School has no gifted and talented student, while 48.38% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 63.54% students. Harrington Elementary School 14.90% are in the special education program, 9.17% are in the gifted and talented program, and bilingual students comprise 11.75% students.
26 teachers employed at Beaty Early Childhood School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.9 years. The 28 teachers at Harrington Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 10.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.1 years.
Of its teaching staff, Beaty Early Childhood School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, six teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Harrington Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, seven teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. Beaty Early Childhood School has an all-female teaching staff. Of its teaching staff, 13 special education teachers are being assisted by 37 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.
At Harrington Elementary School there are 27 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by seven 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.
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