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 John J Pershing Elementary School, which is a part of DALLAS ISD, with Jose 'joe' May Elementary School, which is a part of DALLAS ISD, we noted a wide disparity in ratings.
John J Pershing Elementary School has a regular student population of 393 with a 15 students/teacher ratio while Jose 'joe' May Elementary School has 752 students and a student-teacher ratio of 16.6 students/teacher ratio.
John J Pershing 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 76 in student achievement, 89 in school progress and 81 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, Jose 'joe' May Elementary School not rated a State accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365. The school posted 56 in student achievement, 58 in school progress, 43 in closing performance gaps and 54 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.
John J Pershing Elementary School's two out of seven distinctions are in Science and post-secondary. Jose 'joe' May Elementary School did not earn any distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in John J Pershing Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 78.63% of student population, followed by African Americans (13.99%), Whites or Caucasians (4.33%), Two or More Races (1.53%), Native Americans (1.02%) and Asians (0.25%).
At Jose 'joe' May Elementary School, Hispanics make up 90.82% of student population, followed by African Americans (6.91%), Whites or Caucasians (0.80%), Native Americans (0.53%), Two or More Races (0.53%) and Asians (0.40%).
Based on household incomes, the John J Pershing Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 91.60% compared to 96.81% at Jose 'joe' May 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, John J Pershing Elementary School has 270 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 68.70% of student population. Jose 'joe' May Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 598 or about 79.52% of student population.
John J Pershing Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 65.90%, gifted and talented students, 14.50%, while 11.20% are in the special education program. Jose 'joe' May Elementary School bilingual students comprise 74.73%, gifted and talented students, 9.44%, and 9.97% are in the special education program.
26 teachers employed at John J Pershing Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.6 years. The 45 teachers at Jose 'joe' May Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8 years.
Of its teaching staff, John J Pershing Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Jose 'joe' May Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 19 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At John J Pershing Elementary School there are 16 female teachers and ten male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is 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 two more working as school support staff.
At Jose 'joe' May Elementary School there are 36 female teachers and nine male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by 15 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.
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