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.
We are making this task easier for you by comparing two excellent elementary schools: Blackshear Elementary School and Nitsch Elementary School. We compiled relevant data for you to be able to make an informed decision. Both schools are under the jurisdiction of the KLEIN ISD.
Blackshear Elementary School has a regular student population of 788 with a 13.6 students/teacher ratio while Nitsch Elementary School has 629 students and a student-teacher ratio of 10.9 students/teacher ratio.
Blackshear 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, 91 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, Nitsch Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 86 in student achievement, 93 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 95 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.
It is in this area where the two schools differ. Blackshear Elementary School’s three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Nitsch Elementary School's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Blackshear Elementary School. They make up for 44.54% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (25.38%), African Americans (12.31%), Asians (11.93%), Two or More Races (5.20%) and Native Americans (0.51%).
At Nitsch Elementary School, Hispanics make up 66.14% of student population, followed by African Americans (26.07%), Two or More Races (3.66%), Asians (2.54%), Whites or Caucasians (1.27%) and Native Americans (0.32%).
Based on household incomes, the Blackshear Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 52.28% compared to 86.17% at Nitsch 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, Blackshear Elementary School has 208 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 26.40% of student population. Nitsch Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 300 or about 47.69% of student population.
Blackshear Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 25.76%, gifted and talented students, 6.09%, while 12.18% are in the special education program. Nitsch Elementary School bilingual students comprise 47.38%, gifted and talented students, 0.64%, and 13.20% are in the special education program.
57 teachers employed at Blackshear Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.4 years. The 57 teachers at Nitsch Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11 years.
Of its teaching staff, Blackshear Elementary School has five teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 22 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Nitsch Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 24 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 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 Blackshear Elementary School there are 53 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight 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 five more working as school support staff.
At Nitsch Elementary School there are 50 female teachers and seven male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by seven teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.
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