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 Jesse McGowen Elementary School, which is a part of MCKINNEY ISD, with Webb Elementary School, which is a part of MCKINNEY ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Jesse McGowen Elementary School has a regular student population of 568 with a 14.5 students/teacher ratio while Webb Elementary School has 343 students and a student-teacher ratio of 10.5 students/teacher ratio.
Jesse McGowen Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B (80-89) 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 83 in student achievement, 80 in school progress and 78 in closing performance gaps. It scored 82 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, Webb Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 69 in student achievement, 70 in school progress, 71 in closing performance gaps and 70 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.
Webb Elementary School's one out of seven distinction is in Science. Jesse McGowen Elementary School has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Jesse McGowen Elementary School. They make up for 43.31% of student population, followed by Hispanics (23.06%), African Americans (17.43%), Asians (9.68%), Two or More Races (6.34%) and Native Americans (0.18%).
At Webb Elementary School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 65.60% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (24.20%), African Americans (6.71%), Two or More Races (2.33%), Asians (0.58%) and Native Americans (0.58%).
Based on household incomes, the Jesse McGowen Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 32.04% compared to 68.51% at Webb 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, Jesse McGowen Elementary School has 59 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 10.39% of student population. Webb Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 123 or about 35.86% of student population.
Jesse McGowen Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 9.68%, gifted and talented students, 7.04%, while 18.84% are in the special education program. Webb Elementary School bilingual students comprise 35.86%, gifted and talented students, 6.41%, and 25.07% are in the special education program.
39 teachers employed at Jesse McGowen Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.5 years. The 32 teachers at Webb Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.5 years.
Of its teaching staff, Jesse McGowen Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Webb Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, seven 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, including four beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Jesse McGowen Elementary School there are 36 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven 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 five more working as school support staff.
At Webb Elementary School there are 31 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, four 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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