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.
We are making this task easier for you by comparing two above average elementary schools: Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary School and Leila P Cowart Elementary School. We compiled relevant data for you to be able to make an informed decision. Both schools are under the jurisdiction of the DALLAS ISD.
Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary School has a regular student population of 363 with a 13.3 students/teacher ratio while Leila P Cowart Elementary School has 547 students and a student-teacher ratio of 14.1 students/teacher ratio.
Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B (80-89) 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 85 in student achievement, 85 in school progress and 77 in closing performance gaps. It scored 81 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, Leila P Cowart Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 72 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 77 in closing performance gaps and 85 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.
Both schools garnered only two distinction designations or awards for performance. For Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary School these are in Mathematics and post-secondary while Leila P Cowart Elementary School secured in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary School. They make up for 59.78% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (30.30%), African Americans (4.41%), Two or More Races (3.03%), Asians (1.93%) and Native Americans (0.55%).
At Leila P Cowart Elementary School, Hispanics make up 97.62% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (1.65%), African Americans (0.37%), Asians (0.18%) and Two or More Races (0.18%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
Based on household incomes, the Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 55.37% compared to 90.13% at Leila P Cowart 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, Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary School has 120 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 33.06% of student population. Leila P Cowart Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 358 or about 65.45% of student population.
Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 58.13%, gifted and talented students, 18.18%, while 9.92% are in the special education program. Leila P Cowart Elementary School bilingual students comprise 54.48%, gifted and talented students, 13.53%, and 12.61% are in the special education program.
27 teachers employed at Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.3 years. The 38 teachers at Leila P Cowart Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.1 years.
Of its teaching staff, Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, six teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Leila P Cowart 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, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary School there are 22 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by four 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 Leila P Cowart Elementary School there are 34 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by 14 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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