Compare Bonham Academy with Muriel Forbes Elementary School

Bonham Academy earned a State accountability rating of B (80-89) 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 62 in student achievement, 86 in school progress and 76 in closing performance gaps. It scored 83 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, Muriel Forbes Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 73 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 78 in closing performance gaps and 87 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.

Muriel Forbes Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Bonham Academy has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Bonham Academy is Hispanics who make up nearly 90.68% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (6.64%), African Americans (1.42%), Asians (0.47%), Two or More Races (0.47%) and Native Americans (0.16%).

At Muriel Forbes Elementary School, Hispanics make up 87.10% of student population, followed by African Americans (6.45%), Whites or Caucasians (3.87%) and Two or More Races (2.58%). There is no Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Bonham Academy’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 61.14% compared to 92.26% at Muriel Forbes 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, Bonham Academy has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 30.49% of its student population compared to 0.65% at Muriel Forbes Elementary School.

Bonham Academy 7.58% are in the special education program, 13.74% are in the gifted and talented program, and bilingual students comprise 67.61% students. Muriel Forbes Elementary School has no bilingual student, while 11.61% are in the special education program, and 2.58% are in the gifted and talented program students.

43 teachers employed at Bonham Academy have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.4 years. The nine teachers at Muriel Forbes Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 13.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14 years.

Of its teaching staff, Bonham Academy has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, nine teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including seven beginning teachers. Muriel Forbes Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, three teachers have worked for 11-20 years, one teacher only has worked for 6-10 years, while two teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Bonham Academy there are 35 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by two teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.

At Muriel Forbes Elementary School there are seven female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, three teachers are 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.