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 Centennial Elementary School, which is a part of PLANO ISD, with Hickey Elementary School, which is a part of PLANO ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Centennial Elementary School has a regular student population of 464 with a 13 students/teacher ratio while Hickey Elementary School has 501 students and a student-teacher ratio of 11.1 students/teacher ratio.
Centennial Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B (80-89) 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 93 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and 81 in closing performance gaps. It scored 89 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, Hickey Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 89 in student achievement, 94 in school progress, 92 in closing performance gaps and 93 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.
It is in this area where the two schools differ. Centennial Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Mathematics. Hickey Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science and with 25% student progress.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Asians comprise the biggest group at Centennial Elementary School. They make up for 39.22% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (34.91%), Hispanics (10.34%), African Americans (9.70%), Two or More Races (5.60%) and Native Americans (0.22%).
The student population at Hickey Elementary School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 36.93%, followed by Asians (26.95%), Whites or Caucasians (22.75%), African Americans (8.18%), Two or More Races (4.59%) and Native Americans (0.60%).
Based on household incomes, the Centennial Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 15.09% compared to 35.93% at Hickey 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, Centennial Elementary School has 74 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 15.95% of student population. Hickey Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 199 or about 39.72% of student population.
Centennial Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 16.16%, gifted and talented students, 14.87%, while 11.21% are in the special education program. Hickey Elementary School bilingual students comprise 39.32%, gifted and talented students, 11.58%, and 16.57% are in the special education program.
35 teachers employed at Centennial Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.1 years. The 45 teachers at Hickey Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.4 years.
Of its teaching staff, Centennial Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Hickey Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 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 Centennial Elementary School there are 33 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, four 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 three more working as school support staff.
At Hickey Elementary School there are 38 female teachers and seven male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven 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 three more working as school support staff.
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