Compare Blair Elementary School with Farmers Branch Elementary School

Blair 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 88 in student achievement, 92 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, Farmers Branch Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 75 in student achievement, 82 in school progress, 90 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.

It is in this area where the two schools differ. Blair 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. Farmers Branch Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Comparative Closing the Gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Blair Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 86.20% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (6.60%), African Americans (4.60%), Two or More Races (1.80%) and Asians (0.80%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At Farmers Branch Elementary School, Hispanics make up 86.30% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (8.61%), African Americans (2.74%), Asians (1.57%) and Two or More Races (0.78%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, Blair Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 87.80% compared to 79.84% at Farmers Branch 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, Blair Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 55.20% of its student population compared to 47.16% at Farmers Branch Elementary School.

In addition, Blair Elementary School has 56.00% bilingual students, 2.20% are in the gifted and talented program, while 16.00% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Farmers Branch Elementary School with 47.36% bilingual students, 3.13% gifted and talented students and 21.33% students in the special education program.

43 teachers employed at Blair Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.2 years. The 36 teachers at Farmers Branch Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.2 years.

Of its teaching staff, Blair Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, nine teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 16 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Farmers Branch Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 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 Blair Elementary School there are 41 female teachers and two 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 six more working as school support staff.

At Farmers Branch Elementary School there are 35 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by eight teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.