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 Benignus Elementary School, which is a part of KLEIN ISD, with Mittelstadt Elementary School, which is a part of KLEIN ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Benignus Elementary School has a regular student population of 605 with a 13.7 students/teacher ratio while Mittelstadt Elementary School has 765 students and a student-teacher ratio of 12.8 students/teacher ratio.
Benignus 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 91 in student achievement, 95 in school progress and 89 in closing performance gaps. It scored 93 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, Mittelstadt Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 77 in student achievement, 86 in school progress, 78 in closing performance gaps and 84 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.
Benignus Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science, post-secondary and with 25% student progress. Mittelstadt Elementary School did not earn any distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Benignus Elementary School. They make up for 50.25% of student population, followed by Hispanics (23.31%), African Americans (13.06%), Asians (7.27%) and Two or More Races (6.12%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
The student population at Mittelstadt Elementary School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 37.78%, followed by African Americans (26.41%), Whites or Caucasians (21.18%), Asians (10.85%), Two or More Races (3.27%) and Native Americans (0.39%).
Based on household incomes, the Benignus Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 30.41% compared to 61.70% at Mittelstadt 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, Benignus Elementary School has 61 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 10.08% of student population. Mittelstadt Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 115 or about 15.03% of student population.
Benignus Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 9.26%, gifted and talented students, 7.44%, while 15.21% are in the special education program. Mittelstadt Elementary School bilingual students comprise 14.12%, gifted and talented students, 3.40%, and 12.16% are in the special education program.
44 teachers employed at Benignus Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.9 years. The 59 teachers at Mittelstadt Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10 years.
Of its teaching staff, Benignus Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Mittelstadt Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 16 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 16 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including seven beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Benignus Elementary School there are 40 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by nine 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 Mittelstadt Elementary School there are 54 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, ten special education teachers are being assisted by 12 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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