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 Frances E Norton Elementary School, which is a part of ALLEN ISD, with D L Rountree Elementary School, which is a part of ALLEN ISD, we noted a big difference in ratings.
Frances E Norton Elementary School has a regular student population of 672 with a 16.1 students/teacher ratio while D L Rountree Elementary School has 441 students and a student-teacher ratio of 10.8 students/teacher ratio.
Frances E Norton 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 93 in student achievement, 88 in school progress and 94 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, D L Rountree Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 65 in student achievement, 80 in school progress, 73 in closing performance gaps and 78 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.
Frances E Norton Elementary School's one out of seven distinction is in post-secondary. D L Rountree Elementary School did not earn any distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Frances E Norton Elementary School. They make up for 39.88% of student population, followed by Asians (32.74%), Hispanics (11.90%), African Americans (9.08%), Two or More Races (6.10%) and Native Americans (0.30%).
The student population at D L Rountree Elementary School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 34.69%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (27.66%), African Americans (24.04%), Two or More Races (7.03%), Asians (5.44%) and Native Americans (0.45%).
Based on household incomes, the Frances E Norton Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 12.95% compared to 57.14% at D L Rountree 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, Frances E Norton Elementary School has 86 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 12.80% of student population. D L Rountree Elementary School has more ELLs at 88 or about 19.95% of student population.
Frances E Norton Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 12.80%, gifted and talented students, 16.52%, while 13.10% are in the special education program. D L Rountree Elementary School bilingual students comprise 19.95%, gifted and talented students, 1.13%, and 27.89% are in the special education program.
41 teachers employed at Frances E Norton Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.9 years. The 40 teachers at D L Rountree Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.3 years.
Of its teaching staff, Frances E Norton Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has 11 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 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. D L Rountree Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, six 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 six beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Frances E Norton Elementary School there are 38 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by ten 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.
At D L Rountree Elementary School there are 38 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by 16 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.
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