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 Fernandez Elementary School, which is a part of NORTHSIDE ISD, with Valley Hi Elementary School, which is a part of NORTHSIDE ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Fernandez Elementary School has a regular student population of 501 with a 14.1 students/teacher ratio while Valley Hi Elementary School has 309 students and a student-teacher ratio of 12 students/teacher ratio.
Fernandez 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 75 in student achievement, 83 in school progress and 82 in closing performance gaps. It scored 83 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, Valley Hi Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 73 in student achievement, 95 in school progress, 78 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.
Valley Hi Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Fernandez Elementary School has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Fernandez Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 70.46% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (16.97%), African Americans (4.39%), Asians (4.39%) and Two or More Races (2.99%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
At Valley Hi Elementary School, Hispanics make up 89.64% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (4.21%), African Americans (3.24%), Two or More Races (2.59%) and Asians (0.32%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
Based on household incomes, the Fernandez Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 54.89% compared to 80.91% at Valley Hi 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, Fernandez Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 8.58% of its student population compared to 1.94% at Valley Hi Elementary School.
Fernandez Elementary School 13.37% are in the special education program, 3.19% are in the gifted and talented program, and bilingual students comprise 6.59% students. Valley Hi Elementary School has no bilingual student, while 16.83% are in the special education program, and 3.88% are in the gifted and talented program students.
35 teachers employed at Fernandez Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.2 years. The 25 teachers at Valley Hi Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 12 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.7 years.
Of its teaching staff, Fernandez Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight 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 two beginning teachers. Valley Hi Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, no teacher serving the school for 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Fernandez Elementary School there are 34 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by nine 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.
At Valley Hi Elementary School there are 24 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by seven 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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