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 J B Wilmeth Elementary School, which is a part of MCKINNEY ISD, with Slaughter Elementary School, which is a part of MCKINNEY ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
J B Wilmeth Elementary School has a regular student population of 548 with a 13.5 students/teacher ratio while Slaughter Elementary School has 587 students and a student-teacher ratio of 13.5 students/teacher ratio.
J B Wilmeth 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 92 in student achievement, 89 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 94 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, Slaughter Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 80 in student achievement, 88 in school progress, 89 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 J B Wilmeth Elementary School this is in 25% closing performance gaps while Slaughter Elementary School secured one for post-secondary.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at J B Wilmeth Elementary School. They make up for 63.69% of student population, followed by Hispanics (12.41%), African Americans (9.67%), Asians (8.21%), Two or More Races (5.47%) and Native Americans (0.36%).
The student population at Slaughter Elementary School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 43.27%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (28.79%), African Americans (16.70%), Asians (5.62%), Two or More Races (5.28%) and Native Americans (0.17%).
Based on household incomes, the J B Wilmeth Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 9.31% compared to 50.60% at Slaughter 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, J B Wilmeth Elementary School has 15 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 2.74% of student population. Slaughter Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 200 or about 34.07% of student population.
J B Wilmeth Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 2.37%, gifted and talented students, 14.60%, while 15.51% are in the special education program. Slaughter Elementary School bilingual students comprise 33.39%, gifted and talented students, 6.30%, and 13.12% are in the special education program.
40 teachers employed at J B Wilmeth Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.3 years. The 43 teachers at Slaughter Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.1 years.
Of its teaching staff, J B Wilmeth Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 19 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Slaughter Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At J B Wilmeth Elementary School there are 38 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by six 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.
At Slaughter Elementary School there are 40 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by six 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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