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 Creekside Elementary School, which is a part of LEWISVILLE ISD, with Timber Creek Elementary School, which is a part of LEWISVILLE ISD, we noted a big difference in ratings.
Creekside Elementary School has a regular student population of 438 with a 12.8 students/teacher ratio while Timber Creek Elementary School has 458 students and a student-teacher ratio of 11.5 students/teacher ratio.
Creekside Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C (70-79) 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 76 in student achievement, 79 in school progress and 73 in closing performance gaps. It scored 77 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, Timber Creek Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 90 in student achievement, 88 in school progress, 94 in closing performance gaps and 91 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.
Timber Creek Elementary School's two out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics and 25% closing performance gaps. Creekside Elementary School has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Creekside Elementary School. They make up for 43.61% of student population, followed by Asians (18.26%), African Americans (17.58%), Whites or Caucasians (16.21%) and Two or More Races (4.34%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
The student population at Timber Creek Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 52.84%, followed by Hispanics (21.83%), Asians (9.17%), African Americans (8.52%), Two or More Races (6.99%) and Native Americans (0.66%).
Based on household incomes, Creekside Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 63.93% compared to 27.51% at Timber Creek 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, Creekside Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 41.10% of its student population compared to 13.10% at Timber Creek Elementary School.
In addition, Creekside Elementary School has 53.20% bilingual students, 2.74% are in the gifted and talented program, while 17.81% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Timber Creek Elementary School with 12.88% bilingual students, 3.71% gifted and talented students and 27.95% students in the special education program.
34 teachers employed at Creekside Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 11.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 15.1 years. The 39 teachers at Timber Creek Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.9 years.
Of its teaching staff, Creekside Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 17 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while four teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Timber Creek Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Creekside Elementary School there are 26 female teachers and seven male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is 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 four more working as school support staff.
At Timber Creek Elementary School there are 39 female teachers and zero male teacher. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by six 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.
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