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 Bill Childress Elementary School, which is a part of CANUTILLO ISD, with Jose H Damian Elementary School, which is a part of CANUTILLO ISD, we noted a big difference in ratings.
Bill Childress Elementary School has a regular student population of 410 with a 11.6 students/teacher ratio while Jose H Damian Elementary School has 523 students and a student-teacher ratio of 14.4 students/teacher ratio.
Bill Childress 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 74 in student achievement, 96 in school progress and 86 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, Jose H Damian Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 72 in student achievement, 82 in school progress, 71 in closing performance gaps and 79 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.
Bill Childress Elementary School's one out of seven distinction is in with 25% student progress. Jose H Damian Elementary School did not earn any distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Bill Childress Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 96.59% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (2.44%), Two or More Races (0.49%), African Americans (0.24%) and Native Americans (0.24%). There is no Asians student in the school.
At Jose H Damian Elementary School, Hispanics make up 94.46% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (4.59%), African Americans (0.57%) and Asians (0.38%). There is no Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.
Based on household incomes, Bill Childress Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 72.93% compared to 59.46% at Jose H Damian 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, Bill Childress Elementary School has 145 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 35.37% of student population. Jose H Damian Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 186 or about 35.56% of student population.
In addition, Bill Childress Elementary School has 49.02% bilingual students, 4.63% are in the gifted and talented program, while 15.37% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Jose H Damian Elementary School with 39.20% bilingual students, 7.65% gifted and talented students and 10.71% students in the special education program.
35 teachers employed at Bill Childress Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.8 years. The 36 teachers at Jose H Damian Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.4 years.
Of its teaching staff, Bill Childress Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Jose H Damian Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Bill Childress Elementary School there are 31 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two 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 three more working as school support staff.
At Jose H Damian Elementary School there are 33 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three 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 two more working as school support staff.
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