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 Isbell 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 Isbell Elementary School has 815 students and a student-teacher ratio of 18.6 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, Isbell Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 93 in student achievement, 93 in school progress, 89 in closing performance gaps and 92 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.
Isbell Elementary School's two out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics and Science. 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 Isbell Elementary School, Asians are the biggest group, comprising 59.26% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (23.68%), Hispanics (6.75%), Two or More Races (5.52%), African Americans (4.42%) and Native Americans (0.37%).
Based on household incomes, Carroll Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 37.60% compared to 5.89% at Isbell 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 16.81% at Isbell 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 Isbell Elementary School with 16.20% bilingual students, 10.80% gifted and talented students and 9.45% 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 43 teachers at Isbell Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 5.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.6 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. Isbell Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, five teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 16 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 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 Isbell Elementary School there are 41 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five 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 four more working as school support staff.
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