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 Erma Nash Elementary School, which is a part of MANSFIELD ISD, with Glenn Harmon Elementary School, which is a part of MANSFIELD ISD, we noted a huge gap in ratings.
Erma Nash Elementary School has a regular student population of 620 with a 14.2 students/teacher ratio while Glenn Harmon Elementary School has 406 students and a student-teacher ratio of 11.5 students/teacher ratio.
Erma Nash 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 73 in student achievement, 72 in school progress and 71 in closing performance gaps. It scored 72 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, Glenn Harmon Elementary School not rated a State accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365. The school posted 60 in student achievement, 66 in school progress, 59 in closing performance gaps and 64 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.
Distinction Designations for Erma Nash Elementary School and Glenn Harmon Elementary School are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Erma Nash Elementary School. They make up for 55.32% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (18.71%), African Americans (18.23%), Two or More Races (5.16%), Asians (1.77%) and Native Americans (0.65%).
The student population at Glenn Harmon Elementary School is also predominantly by African Americans at 52.22%, followed by Hispanics (19.46%), Whites or Caucasians (18.72%), Asians (4.93%), Two or More Races (3.45%) and Native Americans (0.99%).
Based on household incomes, the Erma Nash Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 58.87% compared to 86.95% at Glenn Harmon 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, Erma Nash Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 38.06% of its student population compared to 24.63% at Glenn Harmon Elementary School.
Erma Nash Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 55.65%, gifted and talented students, 3.39%, while 11.13% are in the special education program. Glenn Harmon Elementary School bilingual students comprise 24.38%, gifted and talented students, 0.74%, and 12.32% are in the special education program.
43 teachers employed at Erma Nash Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.6 years. The 35 teachers at Glenn Harmon Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.3 years.
Of its teaching staff, Erma Nash Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 16 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Glenn Harmon Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five 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 two beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Erma Nash Elementary School there are 39 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by six teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.
At Glenn Harmon Elementary School there are 32 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by four teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.
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