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: Huggins Elementary School and Bess Campbell Elementary School. We compiled relevant data for you to be able to make an informed decision. Both schools are under the jurisdiction of the LAMAR CISD.
Huggins Elementary School has a regular student population of 588 with a 16.8 students/teacher ratio while Bess Campbell Elementary School has 497 students and a student-teacher ratio of 12.3 students/teacher ratio.
Huggins 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, 92 in school progress and 90 in closing performance gaps. It scored 91 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, Bess Campbell Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 96 in student achievement, 94 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 97 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. Huggins Elementary School’s two out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) and with 25% student progress. Bess Campbell Elementary School's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Huggins Elementary School. They make up for 63.10% of student population, followed by Hispanics (20.92%), African Americans (9.01%), Two or More Races (3.74%), Asians (2.21%) and Native Americans (0.85%).
At Bess Campbell Elementary School, Whites or Caucasians are the biggest group, comprising 61.97% of student population, followed by Hispanics (15.49%), Asians (11.07%), African Americans (8.05%) and Two or More Races (3.22%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
Based on household incomes, Huggins Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 17.69% compared to 14.29% at Bess Campbell 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, Huggins Elementary School has a higher number of English Language Learners comprising 5.44% of its student population compared to 6.24% at Bess Campbell Elementary School.
In addition, Huggins Elementary School has 4.93% bilingual students, 10.03% are in the gifted and talented program, while 11.56% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Bess Campbell Elementary School with 6.24% bilingual students, 25.35% gifted and talented students and 13.48% students in the special education program.
35 teachers employed at Huggins Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.8 years. The 40 teachers at Bess Campbell Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 13.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 17.3 years.
Of its teaching staff, Huggins Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Bess Campbell Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 11 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 20 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while three teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Huggins Elementary School there are 32 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by five teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.
On the other hand, Bess Campbell Elementary School has an all-female teaching staff. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are 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 six more working as school support staff.
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