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: James And Margie Marion Elementary School and Mary Evans Elementary School. We compiled relevant data for you to be able to make an informed decision. Both schools are under the jurisdiction of the ALLEN ISD.
James And Margie Marion Elementary School has a regular student population of 549 with a 14.3 students/teacher ratio while Mary Evans Elementary School has 732 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15.8 students/teacher ratio.
James And Margie Marion 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, 88 in school progress and 88 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, Mary Evans Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 95 in student achievement, 92 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.
Mary Evans Elementary School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. James And Margie Marion Elementary School has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at James And Margie Marion Elementary School. They make up for 44.08% of student population, followed by Asians (25.14%), Hispanics (13.30%), African Americans (11.29%), Two or More Races (5.65%) and Native Americans (0.55%).
The student population at Mary Evans Elementary School is also predominantly by Asians at 49.73%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (31.69%), Two or More Races (6.01%), African Americans (5.60%), Hispanics (5.46%) and Native Americans (1.23%).
Based on household incomes, James And Margie Marion Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 17.49% compared to 7.65% at Mary Evans 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, James And Margie Marion Elementary School has 50 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 9.11% of student population. Mary Evans Elementary School has more ELLs at 71 or about 9.70% of student population.
In addition, James And Margie Marion Elementary School has 9.11% bilingual students, 12.02% are in the gifted and talented program, while 15.48% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Mary Evans Elementary School with 9.02% bilingual students, 17.76% gifted and talented students and 11.07% students in the special education program.
38 teachers employed at James And Margie Marion Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.8 years. The 46 teachers at Mary Evans Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.7 years.
Of its teaching staff, James And Margie Marion Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. Mary Evans Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At James And Margie Marion Elementary School there are 36 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by ten 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.
At Mary Evans Elementary School there are 45 female teachers and zero male teacher. Of its teaching staff, four 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 eight more working as school support staff.
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