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 McKeever Elementary School, which is a part of PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD, with Daniel Ramirez Elementary School, which is a part of PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
John McKeever Elementary School has a regular student population of 717 with a 7.9 students/teacher ratio while Daniel Ramirez Elementary School has 465 students and a student-teacher ratio of 14.6 students/teacher ratio.
John McKeever 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 70 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and 77 in closing performance gaps. It scored 88 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, Daniel Ramirez Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 65 in student achievement, 96 in school progress, 77 in closing performance gaps and 90 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.
Daniel Ramirez Elementary School's two out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) and with 25% student progress. John McKeever Elementary School has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in John McKeever Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 98.05% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (1.53%) and African Americans (0.42%). There is no Asians, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.
At Daniel Ramirez Elementary School, Hispanics make up 98.28% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (1.72%). There is no African Americans, Asians, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.
Based on household incomes, the John McKeever Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 87.31% compared to 95.48% at Daniel Ramirez 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 McKeever Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 44.91% of its student population compared to 60.43% at Daniel Ramirez Elementary School.
John McKeever Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 42.82%, gifted and talented students, 4.32%, while 8.23% are in the special education program. Daniel Ramirez Elementary School bilingual students comprise 96.34%, gifted and talented students, 2.37%, and 12.26% are in the special education program.
91 teachers employed at John McKeever Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.1 years. The 31 teachers at Daniel Ramirez Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.4 years.
Of its teaching staff, John McKeever Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has 14 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 31 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 20 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 13 beginning teachers. Daniel Ramirez Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, nine 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 one beginning teacher only.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At John McKeever Elementary School there are 79 female teachers and 12 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by 16 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.
At Daniel Ramirez Elementary School there are 25 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by 14 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.
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