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 above average elementary schools: Briscoe Elementary School and Democracy Prep At Stewart Academy. We compiled relevant data for you to be able to make an informed decision. Both schools are under the jurisdiction of the SAN ANTONIO ISD.
Briscoe Elementary School has a regular student population of 398 with a 14.4 students/teacher ratio while Democracy Prep At Stewart Academy has 543 students and a student-teacher ratio of -2 students/teacher ratio.
Briscoe Elementary School 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 51 in student achievement, 85 in school progress and 72 in closing performance gaps. It scored 81 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, Democracy Prep At Stewart Academy also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 52 in student achievement, 85 in school progress, 73 in closing performance gaps and 81 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.
Distinction Designations for Briscoe Elementary School and Democracy Prep At Stewart Academy are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Briscoe Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 96.23% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (2.76%), Two or More Races (0.50%), African Americans (0.25%) and Native Americans (0.25%). There is no Asians student in the school.
At Democracy Prep At Stewart Academy, Hispanics make up 87.48% of student population, followed by African Americans (7.92%), Whites or Caucasians (2.39%), Two or More Races (2.03%) and Native Americans (0.18%). There is no Asians student in the school.
Based on household incomes, the Briscoe Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 92.46% compared to 97.05% at Democracy Prep At Stewart Academy.
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, Briscoe Elementary School has 125 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 31.41% of student population. Democracy Prep At Stewart Academy has significantly more ELLs at 216 or about 39.78% of student population.
In addition, Briscoe Elementary School has 31.66% bilingual students, 2.76% are in the gifted and talented program, while 11.31% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Democracy Prep At Stewart Academy with 40.52% bilingual students, 3.13% gifted and talented students and 16.94% students in the special education program.
27 teachers employed at Briscoe Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.6 years. The zero teacher at Democracy Prep At Stewart Academy have been serving the school for an average of 0 years with individual teaching experience averaging 0 years.
Of its teaching staff, Briscoe Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while four teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including seven beginning teachers. Democracy Prep At Stewart Academy no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, no teacher serving the school for 11-20 years, school has no teacher serving 6-10 years, no teacher serving the school for 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher.
Briscoe Elementary School has two special education teachers assisted by 6 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. Democracy Prep At Stewart Academy has zero special education teachers and 0 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.
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