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 Escandon Elementary School, which is a part of EDINBURG CISD, with Villarreal Elementary School, which is a part of EDINBURG CISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Escandon Elementary School has a regular student population of 657 with a 16.3 students/teacher ratio while Villarreal Elementary School has 457 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15.3 students/teacher ratio.
Escandon Elementary School 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 88 in student achievement, 95 in school progress and 94 in closing performance gaps. It scored 95 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, Villarreal Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 65 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 76 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.
Escandon Elementary School's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Villarreal Elementary School did not earn any distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Escandon Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 99.54% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (0.46%). There is no African Americans, Asians, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.
At Villarreal Elementary School, Hispanics make up 100.00% of student population, followed by . There is no African Americans, Asians, Native Americans, Two or More Races and Whites or Caucasians students in the school.
Based on household incomes, the Escandon Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 85.08% compared to 94.09% at Villarreal 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, Escandon Elementary School has 223 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 33.94% of student population. Villarreal Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 279 or about 61.05% of student population.
In addition, Escandon Elementary School has 33.94% bilingual students, 1.67% are in the gifted and talented program, while 7.61% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Villarreal Elementary School with 61.05% bilingual students, 4.81% gifted and talented students and 7.66% students in the special education program.
40 teachers employed at Escandon Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 12.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 15.8 years. The 29 teachers at Villarreal Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.7 years.
Of its teaching staff, Escandon Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 19 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while three teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Villarreal Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, one teacher only has worked for 6-10 years, while five 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 Escandon Elementary School there are 36 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by 16 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 Villarreal Elementary School there are 25 female teachers and four 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 one staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.
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