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 Jose 'joe' May Elementary School, which is a part of DALLAS ISD, with Adelle Turner Elementary School, which is a part of DALLAS ISD, we noted a wide disparity in ratings.
Jose 'joe' May Elementary School has a regular student population of 752 with a 16.6 students/teacher ratio while Adelle Turner Elementary School has 297 students and a student-teacher ratio of 14.5 students/teacher ratio.
Jose 'joe' May Elementary School not rated a State accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365 (Not Rated per SB 1365) 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 56 in student achievement, 58 in school progress and 43 in closing performance gaps. It scored 54 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, Adelle Turner Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 64 in student achievement, 93 in school progress, 76 in closing performance gaps and 80 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.
Adelle Turner Elementary School's one out of seven distinction is in with 25% student progress. Jose 'joe' May Elementary School has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Jose 'joe' May Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 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%).
At Adelle Turner Elementary School, African Americans make up 84.18% of student population, followed by Hispanics (10.77%), Two or More Races (2.69%), Whites or Caucasians (1.68%) and Native Americans (0.67%). There is no Asians student in the school.
Based on household incomes, Jose 'joe' May Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 96.81% compared to 91.92% at Adelle Turner 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, Jose 'joe' May Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 79.52% of its student population compared to 4.04% at Adelle Turner Elementary School.
Jose 'joe' May Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 74.73%, gifted and talented students, 9.44%, while 9.97% are in the special education program. Adelle Turner Elementary School bilingual students comprise 2.36%, gifted and talented students, 7.74%, and 13.80% are in the special education program.
45 teachers employed at Jose 'joe' May Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8 years. The 20 teachers at Adelle Turner Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.3 years.
Of its teaching staff, 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. Adelle Turner Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, two teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight 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 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.
At Adelle Turner Elementary School there are 13 female teachers and seven male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by six teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and two more working as school support staff.
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