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: Carroll Elementary School and Borchardt Elementary School. We compiled relevant data for you to be able to make an informed decision. Both schools are under the jurisdiction of the FRISCO ISD.
Carroll Elementary School has a regular student population of 617 with a 15.7 students/teacher ratio while Borchardt Elementary School has 727 students and a student-teacher ratio of 18.3 students/teacher ratio.
Carroll 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 80 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 94 in closing performance gaps. It scored 92 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, Borchardt Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 95 in student achievement, 97 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 98 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.
Borchardt 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. Carroll Elementary School has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Carroll Elementary School. They make up for 60.29% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (24.47%), Asians (9.08%), Two or More Races (3.08%), African Americans (2.43%) and Native Americans (0.65%).
At Borchardt Elementary School, Asians make up 73.59% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (13.20%), African Americans (6.33%), Hispanics (3.99%), Two or More Races (2.61%) and Native Americans (0.28%).
Based on household incomes, Carroll Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 37.60% compared to 7.98% at Borchardt 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, Carroll Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 58.51% of its student population compared to 20.22% at Borchardt Elementary School.
In addition, Carroll Elementary School has 58.67% bilingual students, 6.32% are in the gifted and talented program, while 8.91% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Borchardt Elementary School with 19.81% bilingual students, 12.38% gifted and talented students and 9.63% students in the special education program.
39 teachers employed at Carroll Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 3.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7.5 years. The 39 teachers at Borchardt Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 5.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.9 years.
Of its teaching staff, Carroll Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Borchardt Elementary School has one teacher only 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, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including eight beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Carroll Elementary School there are 37 female teachers and two male teachers. 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 seven more working as school support staff.
At Borchardt Elementary School there are 39 female teachers and zero male teacher. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by five 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.
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