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 Irma Dru Hutchison Elementary School, which is a part of LAMAR CISD, with Stephen F Austin Elementary School, which is a part of LAMAR CISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Irma Dru Hutchison Elementary School has a regular student population of 763 with a 16.6 students/teacher ratio while Stephen F Austin Elementary School has 570 students and a student-teacher ratio of 14.8 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, Stephen F Austin Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 90 in student achievement, 88 in school progress, 82 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.
Both schools garnered only one distinction designation or award for performance. For Irma Dru Hutchison Elementary School this is in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) while Stephen F Austin Elementary School secured one for post-secondary.
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 Stephen F Austin Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 37.54%, followed by Hispanics (34.21%), African Americans (16.67%), Two or More Races (6.84%), Asians (3.86%) and Native Americans (0.70%).
Based on household incomes, Irma Dru Hutchison Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 52.42% compared to 43.68% at Stephen F Austin 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 11.05% at Stephen F Austin Elementary School.
Irma Dru Hutchison Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 22.80%, gifted and talented students, 7.73%, while 11.14% are in the special education program. Stephen F Austin Elementary School bilingual students comprise 10.70%, gifted and talented students, 6.67%, and 18.42% are 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 38 teachers at Stephen F Austin Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 12 years with individual teaching experience averaging 15.2 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. Stephen F Austin Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 11 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, seven teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six 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 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 Stephen F Austin Elementary School there are 37 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, seven 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 seven more working as school support staff.
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