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 Jo Kelly Sp Ed, which is a part of FORT WORTH ISD, with Lily B Clayton Elementary School, which is a part of FORT WORTH ISD, we noted a wide disparity in ratings.
Jo Kelly Sp Ed has a regular student population of 39 with a 2.7 students/teacher ratio while Lily B Clayton Elementary School has 488 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15.8 students/teacher ratio.
Lily B Clayton 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 86 in student achievement, 85 in school progress and 85 in closing performance gaps. It scored 86 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, the performance indicators not applicable for Jo Kelly Sp Ed.
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.
Lily B Clayton Elementary School's one out of seven distinction is in Science. Jo Kelly Sp Ed has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Jo Kelly Sp Ed. They make up for 58.97% of student population, followed by African Americans (25.64%) and Whites or Caucasians (15.38%). There is no Asians, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.
The student population at Lily B Clayton Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 45.49%, followed by Hispanics (41.60%), African Americans (8.40%), Asians (2.46%) and Two or More Races (2.05%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
Based on household incomes, Jo Kelly Sp Ed’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 69.23% compared to 45.70% at Lily B Clayton 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, Jo Kelly Sp Ed has no English Language Learners or ELLS. Lily B Clayton Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 80 or about 16.39% of student population.
Jo Kelly Sp Ed has no gifted and talented and bilingual students, while 100.00% are in the special education program. Lily B Clayton Elementary School 8.61% are in the special education program, 13.73% are in the gifted and talented program, and bilingual students comprise 26.23% students.
14 teachers employed at Jo Kelly Sp Ed have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.7 years. The 31 teachers at Lily B Clayton Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.9 years.
Of its teaching staff, Jo Kelly Sp Ed no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, five teachers have worked for 11-20 years, three teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while four teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Lily B Clayton Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, three teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Jo Kelly Sp Ed there are 12 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 11 special education teachers are being assisted by 15 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 Lily B Clayton Elementary School there are 28 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by four teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and two more working as school support staff.
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