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 excellent elementary schools: Flossie Floyd Green Elementary School and Kerr Elementary School. We compiled relevant data for you to be able to make an informed decision. Both schools are under the jurisdiction of the ALLEN ISD.
Flossie Floyd Green Elementary School has a regular student population of 574 with a 14.3 students/teacher ratio while Kerr Elementary School has 711 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15.9 students/teacher ratio.
Flossie Floyd Green 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 91 in student achievement, 89 in school progress and 98 in closing performance gaps. It scored 93 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, Kerr Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 93 in student achievement, 93 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 95 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.
It is in this area where the two schools differ. Flossie Floyd Green Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Comparative Closing the Gaps. Kerr Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Flossie Floyd Green Elementary School. They make up for 45.30% of student population, followed by Asians (18.82%), Hispanics (16.55%), African Americans (11.85%), Two or More Races (6.45%) and Native Americans (0.52%).
The student population at Kerr Elementary School is also predominantly by Asians at 41.07%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (31.79%), African Americans (10.69%), Hispanics (9.85%), Two or More Races (6.33%) and Native Americans (0.14%).
Based on household incomes, Flossie Floyd Green Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 17.60% compared to 12.10% at Kerr 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, Flossie Floyd Green Elementary School has 64 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 11.15% of student population. Kerr Elementary School has slightly more ELLs at 83 or about 11.67% of student population.
In addition, Flossie Floyd Green Elementary School has 11.15% bilingual students, 12.54% are in the gifted and talented program, while 15.68% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Kerr Elementary School with 11.53% bilingual students, 16.46% gifted and talented students and 11.53% students in the special education program.
40 teachers employed at Flossie Floyd Green Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11 years. The 44 teachers at Kerr Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.4 years.
Of its teaching staff, Flossie Floyd Green Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, nine teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Kerr Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Flossie Floyd Green Elementary School there are 37 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by 11 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 Kerr Elementary School there are 42 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by six 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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