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 Helen Ball Elementary School, which is a part of SOCORRO ISD, with Paso Del Norte Fine Arts Academy, which is a part of SOCORRO ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Helen Ball Elementary School has a regular student population of 647 with a 17 students/teacher ratio while Paso Del Norte Fine Arts Academy has 806 students and a student-teacher ratio of 17.3 students/teacher ratio.
Helen Ball 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 76 in student achievement, 94 in school progress and 88 in closing performance gaps. It scored 92 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, Paso Del Norte Fine Arts Academy earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 71 in student achievement, 94 in school progress, 78 in closing performance gaps and 89 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. Helen Ball Elementary School's two out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) and with 25% student progress. Except for Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Paso Del Norte Fine Arts Academy earned one out of seven distinctions.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Helen Ball Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 95.21% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (2.47%), African Americans (0.93%), Two or More Races (0.93%), Native Americans (0.31%) and Asians (0.15%).
At Paso Del Norte Fine Arts Academy, Hispanics make up 91.32% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (3.60%), African Americans (3.23%), Two or More Races (1.12%), Asians (0.25%) and Native Americans (0.12%).
Based on household incomes, the Helen Ball Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 80.37% compared to 80.52% at Paso Del Norte Fine Arts 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, Helen Ball Elementary School has 158 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 24.42% of student population. Paso Del Norte Fine Arts Academy has significantly more ELLs at 257 or about 31.89% of student population.
Helen Ball Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 25.50%, gifted and talented students, 4.48%, while 15.46% are in the special education program. Paso Del Norte Fine Arts Academy bilingual students comprise 33.00%, gifted and talented students, 1.61%, and 11.66% are in the special education program.
38 teachers employed at Helen Ball Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 11.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12 years. The 46 teachers at Paso Del Norte Fine Arts Academy have been serving the school for an average of 8.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.1 years.
Of its teaching staff, Helen Ball Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Paso Del Norte Fine Arts Academy no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 22 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.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Helen Ball Elementary School there are 31 female teachers and seven male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by 13 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.
At Paso Del Norte Fine Arts Academy there are 43 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by 13 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.
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