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 Jack Lowe Sr Elementary School, which is a part of DALLAS ISD, with William M Anderson Elementary School, which is a part of DALLAS ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Jack Lowe Sr Elementary School has a regular student population of 556 with a 14.2 students/teacher ratio while William M Anderson Elementary School has 520 students and a student-teacher ratio of 14.4 students/teacher ratio.
Jack Lowe Sr 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, 93 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, William M Anderson Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 73 in student achievement, 90 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.
It is in this area where the two schools differ. Jack Lowe Sr Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. William M Anderson Elementary School’s two out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) and 25% closing performance gaps.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Jack Lowe Sr Elementary School. They make up for 62.23% of student population, followed by African Americans (18.35%), Asians (12.95%), Whites or Caucasians (2.70%), Two or More Races (2.34%) and Native Americans (0.90%).
At William M Anderson Elementary School, Hispanics make up 89.62% of student population, followed by African Americans (7.12%), Whites or Caucasians (2.12%) and Native Americans (1.15%). There is no Asians and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.
Based on household incomes, the Jack Lowe Sr Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 98.02% compared to 98.85% at William M Anderson 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, Jack Lowe Sr Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 74.64% of its student population compared to 71.54% at William M Anderson Elementary School.
In addition, Jack Lowe Sr Elementary School has 68.53% bilingual students, 9.35% are in the gifted and talented program, while 6.65% are in the special education program. This stacks up against William M Anderson Elementary School with 71.35% bilingual students, 15.00% gifted and talented students and 10.19% students in the special education program.
39 teachers employed at Jack Lowe Sr Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.1 years. The 36 teachers at William M Anderson Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 12.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14.3 years.
Of its teaching staff, Jack Lowe Sr Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. William M Anderson Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five 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.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Jack Lowe Sr Elementary School there are 31 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by 12 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and two more working as school support staff.
At William M Anderson Elementary School there are 25 female teachers and 11 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and two more working as school support staff.
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