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 Carver Elementary School, which is a part of GOOSE CREEK CISD, with Alamo Elementary School, which is a part of GOOSE CREEK CISD, we noted a wide disparity in ratings.
Carver Elementary School has a regular student population of 653 with a 14.3 students/teacher ratio while Alamo Elementary School has 796 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15.5 students/teacher ratio.
Carver Elementary School not rated a State accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365 (Not Rated per SB 1365) 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 62 in student achievement, 70 in school progress and 68 in closing performance gaps. It scored 69 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, Alamo Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 79 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 88 in closing performance gaps and 89 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.
Alamo Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Carver Elementary School has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Carver Elementary School. They make up for 65.54% of student population, followed by African Americans (23.58%), Whites or Caucasians (7.66%), Two or More Races (1.99%), Native Americans (0.77%) and Asians (0.46%).
At Alamo Elementary School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 59.55% of student population, followed by African Americans (19.85%), Whites or Caucasians (14.20%), Two or More Races (3.64%), Asians (2.14%) and Native Americans (0.63%).
Based on household incomes, Carver Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 88.82% compared to 71.23% at Alamo 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, Carver Elementary School has 164 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 25.11% of student population. Alamo Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 244 or about 30.65% of student population.
In addition, Carver Elementary School has 32.01% bilingual students, 2.91% are in the gifted and talented program, while 12.40% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Alamo Elementary School with 32.41% bilingual students, 6.16% gifted and talented students and 10.93% students in the special education program.
45 teachers employed at Carver Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.4 years. The 51 teachers at Alamo Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.5 years.
Of its teaching staff, Carver Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers. Alamo Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 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 Carver Elementary School there are 39 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by 18 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.
At Alamo Elementary School there are 47 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by 21 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.
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