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 Fitzgerald 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 Fitzgerald Elementary School has 522 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15.8 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, Fitzgerald Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 76 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 79 in closing performance gaps and 87 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. Fitzgerald 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%).
The student population at Fitzgerald Elementary School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 46.36%, followed by African Americans (31.42%), Whites or Caucasians (12.45%), Two or More Races (4.98%), Asians (4.41%) and Native Americans (0.19%).
Based on household incomes, the Corey Fine Arts / Dual Language Academy’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 28.31% compared to 77.20% at Fitzgerald 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. Fitzgerald Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 147 or about 28.16% 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. Fitzgerald Elementary School bilingual students comprise 27.97%, gifted and talented students, 8.43%, and 9.39% 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 33 teachers at Fitzgerald Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.5 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. Fitzgerald Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.
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 Fitzgerald Elementary School there are 31 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by 11 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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