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 D L Rountree Elementary School, which is a part of ALLEN ISD, with Gene M Reed Elementary School, which is a part of ALLEN ISD, we noted a big difference in ratings.
D L Rountree Elementary School has a regular student population of 441 with a 10.8 students/teacher ratio while Gene M Reed Elementary School has 471 students and a student-teacher ratio of 12.1 students/teacher ratio.
D L Rountree 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 65 in student achievement, 80 in school progress and 73 in closing performance gaps. It scored 78 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, Gene M Reed Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 88 in student achievement, 80 in school progress, 94 in closing performance gaps and 90 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.
Gene M Reed Elementary School's two out of seven distinctions are in Science and 25% closing performance gaps. D L Rountree Elementary School has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at D L Rountree Elementary School. They make up for 34.69% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (27.66%), African Americans (24.04%), Two or More Races (7.03%), Asians (5.44%) and Native Americans (0.45%).
The student population at Gene M Reed Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 51.17%, followed by Hispanics (22.93%), African Americans (11.46%), Asians (7.43%), Two or More Races (5.31%) and Native Americans (0.21%).
Based on household incomes, D L Rountree Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 57.14% compared to 32.48% at Gene M Reed 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, D L Rountree Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 19.95% of its student population compared to 9.98% at Gene M Reed Elementary School.
In addition, D L Rountree Elementary School has 19.95% bilingual students, 1.13% are in the gifted and talented program, while 27.89% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Gene M Reed Elementary School with 9.77% bilingual students, 3.82% gifted and talented students and 19.53% students in the special education program.
40 teachers employed at D L Rountree Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.3 years. The 38 teachers at Gene M Reed Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 5.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.1 years.
Of its teaching staff, D L Rountree Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, six teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers. Gene M Reed Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, seven teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At D L Rountree Elementary School there are 38 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by 16 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.
At Gene M Reed Elementary School there are 35 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five 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 six more working as school support staff.
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