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: Irma Dru Hutchison Elementary School and Manford Williams 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.
Irma Dru Hutchison Elementary School has a regular student population of 763 with a 16.6 students/teacher ratio while Manford Williams Elementary School has 387 students and a student-teacher ratio of 12.9 students/teacher ratio.
Irma Dru Hutchison 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 88 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and 86 in closing performance gaps. It scored 90 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, Manford Williams Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 93 in student achievement, 93 in school progress, 85 in closing performance gaps and 91 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. Irma Dru Hutchison Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Read/ELA. Manford Williams Elementary School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary and with 25% student progress.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, African Americans comprise the biggest group at Irma Dru Hutchison Elementary School. They make up for 29.88% of student population, followed by Asians (25.29%), Hispanics (24.51%), Whites or Caucasians (16.12%), Two or More Races (3.54%) and Native Americans (0.13%).
The student population at Manford Williams Elementary School is also predominantly by African Americans at 32.82%, followed by Hispanics (28.94%), Whites or Caucasians (17.83%), Asians (14.47%) and Two or More Races (5.68%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
Based on household incomes, the Irma Dru Hutchison Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 52.42% compared to 58.14% at Manford Williams 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, Irma Dru Hutchison Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 24.38% of its student population compared to 27.65% at Manford Williams Elementary School.
In addition, Irma Dru Hutchison Elementary School has 22.80% bilingual students, 7.73% are in the gifted and talented program, while 11.14% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Manford Williams Elementary School with 27.39% bilingual students, 9.30% gifted and talented students and 13.70% students in the special education program.
45 teachers employed at Irma Dru Hutchison Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11 years. The 30 teachers at Manford Williams Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.3 years.
Of its teaching staff, Irma Dru Hutchison Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Manford Williams Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven 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 Irma Dru Hutchison Elementary School there are 44 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, three 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 nine more working as school support staff.
At Manford Williams Elementary School there are 29 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by nine 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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