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 Calk-Wilson Elementary School, which is a part of CORPUS CHRISTI ISD, with Jones Elementary School, which is a part of CORPUS CHRISTI ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Calk-Wilson Elementary School has a regular student population of 700 with a 16.3 students/teacher ratio while Jones Elementary School has 494 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15.1 students/teacher ratio.
Calk-Wilson Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C (70-79) 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 70 in student achievement, 80 in school progress and 74 in closing performance gaps. It scored 78 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, Jones Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 78 in student achievement, 83 in school progress, 86 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.
Calk-Wilson Elementary School's one out of seven distinction is in post-secondary. Jones Elementary School did not earn any distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Calk-Wilson Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 85.14% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (10.71%), African Americans (2.57%), Two or More Races (1.43%) and Asians (0.14%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
At Jones Elementary School, Hispanics make up 73.68% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (21.86%), African Americans (2.02%), Two or More Races (1.21%) and Asians (1.01%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
Based on household incomes, Calk-Wilson Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 85.29% compared to 60.12% at Jones 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, Calk-Wilson Elementary School has a slightly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 5.71% of its student population compared to 4.05% at Jones Elementary School.
Calk-Wilson Elementary School has no gifted and talented student, while 7.71% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 5.57% students. Jones Elementary School has no gifted and talented student, while 11.34% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 4.05% students.
43 teachers employed at Calk-Wilson Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 11.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14.2 years. The 32 teachers at Jones Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.3 years.
Of its teaching staff, Calk-Wilson Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 12 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Jones Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Calk-Wilson Elementary School there are 39 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by ten 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 Jones Elementary School there are 29 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by seven 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.
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