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 Corey Fine Arts / Dual Language Academy, which is a part of ARLINGTON ISD, with Berry Elementary School, which is a part of ARLINGTON ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Corey Fine Arts / Dual Language Academy has a regular student population of 491 with a 13.2 students/teacher ratio while Berry Elementary School has 654 students and a student-teacher ratio of 14.4 students/teacher ratio.
Corey Fine Arts / Dual Language Academy 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 91 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 94 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, Berry Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 56 in student achievement, 86 in school progress, 74 in closing performance gaps and 82 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.
Corey Fine Arts / Dual Language Academy's one out of seven distinction is in 25% closing performance gaps. Berry Elementary School did not earn any distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Corey Fine Arts / Dual Language Academy. They make up for 46.44% of student population, followed by Hispanics (37.68%), African Americans (9.78%), Two or More Races (4.28%), Asians (1.02%) and Native Americans (0.81%).
At Berry Elementary School, Hispanics make up 83.03% of student population, followed by African Americans (13.30%), Whites or Caucasians (2.29%), Two or More Races (0.76%) and Asians (0.61%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
Based on household incomes, the Corey Fine Arts / Dual Language Academy’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 28.31% compared to 93.12% at Berry 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, Corey Fine Arts / Dual Language Academy has 78 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 15.89% of student population. Berry Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 427 or about 65.29% of student population.
Corey Fine Arts / Dual Language Academy’s bilingual students comprise 16.50%, gifted and talented students, 18.94%, while 5.09% are in the special education program. Berry Elementary School bilingual students comprise 65.75%, gifted and talented students, 7.65%, and 5.81% are in the special education program.
37 teachers employed at Corey Fine Arts / Dual Language Academy have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.4 years. The 45 teachers at Berry Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 12.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 15.2 years.
Of its teaching staff, Corey Fine Arts / Dual Language Academy has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Berry Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 13 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Corey Fine Arts / Dual Language Academy there are 35 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by ten 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.
At Berry Elementary School there are 37 female teachers and eight 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 eight more working as school support staff.
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