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 Nichols 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 Nichols Elementary School has 725 students and a student-teacher ratio of 17.5 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, Nichols Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 95 in student achievement, 95 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 97 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.
Nichols 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 Nichols Elementary School, Asians are the biggest group, comprising 58.48% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (26.90%), Hispanics (6.34%), Two or More Races (4.41%), African Americans (3.45%) and Native Americans (0.41%).
Based on household incomes, Carroll Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 37.60% compared to 1.38% at Nichols 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 8.00% at Nichols 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 Nichols Elementary School with 7.59% bilingual students, 11.17% gifted and talented students and 8.41% 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 41 teachers at Nichols Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.2 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. Nichols Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three 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 19 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four 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 Nichols Elementary School there are 40 female teachers and zero male teacher. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by three 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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