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 George B Dealey Montessori Academy, which is a part of DALLAS ISD, with Stevens Park Elementary School, which is a part of DALLAS ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
George B Dealey Montessori Academy has a regular student population of 600 with a 14.8 students/teacher ratio while Stevens Park Elementary School has 656 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15.2 students/teacher ratio.
George B Dealey Montessori Academy 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 94 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 88 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, Stevens Park Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 71 in student achievement, 86 in school progress, 77 in closing performance gaps and 79 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. George B Dealey Montessori Academy's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Stevens Park Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Read/ELA.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at George B Dealey Montessori Academy. They make up for 36.67% of student population, followed by Hispanics (32.17%), African Americans (11.33%), Asians (9.33%), Two or More Races (8.67%) and Native Americans (1.50%).
At Stevens Park Elementary School, Hispanics make up 88.57% of student population, followed by African Americans (6.86%), Whites or Caucasians (3.35%), Native Americans (0.61%), Two or More Races (0.46%) and Asians (0.15%).
Based on household incomes, the George B Dealey Montessori Academy’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 20.83% compared to 97.26% at Stevens Park 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, George B Dealey Montessori Academy has 65 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 10.83% of student population. Stevens Park Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 393 or about 59.91% of student population.
George B Dealey Montessori Academy’s bilingual students comprise 13.00%, gifted and talented students, 57.00%, while 5.00% are in the special education program. Stevens Park Elementary School bilingual students comprise 57.16%, gifted and talented students, 16.31%, and 9.76% are in the special education program.
40 teachers employed at George B Dealey Montessori Academy have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.8 years. The 43 teachers at Stevens Park Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.4 years.
Of its teaching staff, George B Dealey Montessori Academy has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Stevens Park Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At George B Dealey Montessori Academy there are 34 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by eight teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and two more working as school support staff.
At Stevens Park Elementary School there are 35 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four 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 two more working as school support staff.
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