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 Charles A Gill Elementary School, which is a part of DALLAS ISD, with William B Miller Elementary School, which is a part of DALLAS ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Charles A Gill Elementary School has a regular student population of 616 with a 16.9 students/teacher ratio while William B Miller Elementary School has 254 students and a student-teacher ratio of 12 students/teacher ratio.
Charles A Gill 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 75 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and 84 in closing performance gaps. It scored 86 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, William B Miller Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 64 in student achievement, 72 in school progress, 70 in closing performance gaps and 76 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. Charles A Gill Elementary School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. William B Miller Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Science.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Charles A Gill Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 66.07% of student population, followed by African Americans (22.40%), Asians (6.17%), Two or More Races (2.60%), Whites or Caucasians (2.44%) and Native Americans (0.16%).
At William B Miller Elementary School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 63.78% of student population, followed by African Americans (33.07%), Whites or Caucasians (1.57%), Two or More Races (1.18%) and Native Americans (0.39%). There is no Asians student in the school.
Based on household incomes, the Charles A Gill Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 90.75% compared to 97.64% at William B Miller 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, Charles A Gill Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 57.95% of its student population compared to 54.72% at William B Miller Elementary School.
In addition, Charles A Gill Elementary School has 56.17% bilingual students, 14.12% are in the gifted and talented program, while 8.12% are in the special education program. This stacks up against William B Miller Elementary School with 54.33% bilingual students, 22.83% gifted and talented students and 6.30% students in the special education program.
36 teachers employed at Charles A Gill Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.7 years. The 21 teachers at William B Miller Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.8 years.
Of its teaching staff, Charles A Gill Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. William B Miller Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, four teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Charles A Gill Elementary School there are 21 female teachers and 15 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by 11 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.
At William B Miller Elementary School there are 11 female teachers and nine male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by five teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and two more working as school support staff.
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