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: H I Holland El At Lisbon and Bishop Arts Steam Academy. We compiled relevant data for you to be able to make an informed decision. Both schools are under the jurisdiction of the DALLAS ISD.
H I Holland El At Lisbon has a regular student population of 392 with a 15.2 students/teacher ratio while Bishop Arts Steam Academy has 275 students and a student-teacher ratio of 13 students/teacher ratio.
H I Holland El At Lisbon 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 60 in student achievement, 90 in school progress and 75 in closing performance gaps. It scored 84 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, Bishop Arts Steam Academy also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 73 in student achievement, 88 in school progress, 83 in closing performance gaps and 88 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.
Bishop Arts Steam Academy's one out of seven distinction is in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA). H I Holland El At Lisbon has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at H I Holland El At Lisbon. They make up for 60.20% of student population, followed by African Americans (36.73%), Two or More Races (1.28%), Native Americans (1.02%) and Whites or Caucasians (0.77%). There is no Asians student in the school.
At Bishop Arts Steam Academy, Hispanics make up 92.73% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (4.00%), African Americans (2.55%), Asians (0.36%) and Two or More Races (0.36%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
Based on household incomes, H I Holland El At Lisbon’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 98.98% compared to 96.73% at Bishop Arts Steam Academy.
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, H I Holland El At Lisbon has a slightly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 50.00% of its student population compared to 66.18% at Bishop Arts Steam Academy.
In addition, H I Holland El At Lisbon has 44.90% bilingual students, 8.93% are in the gifted and talented program, while 13.78% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Bishop Arts Steam Academy with 71.27% bilingual students, 17.45% gifted and talented students and 13.82% students in the special education program.
25 teachers employed at H I Holland El At Lisbon have been teaching in the school for an average of about 10.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.2 years. The 21 teachers at Bishop Arts Steam Academy have been serving the school for an average of 12.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.7 years.
Of its teaching staff, H I Holland El At Lisbon has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, six teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Bishop Arts Steam Academy has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, seven teachers have worked for 11-20 years, three teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five 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 H I Holland El At Lisbon there are 18 female teachers and seven male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by ten teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.
At Bishop Arts Steam Academy there are 16 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are 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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