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 Lakewood Elementary School, which is a part of DALLAS ISD, with Victor H Hexter Elementary School, which is a part of DALLAS ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Lakewood Elementary School has a regular student population of 915 with a 14.9 students/teacher ratio while Victor H Hexter Elementary School has 447 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15.2 students/teacher ratio.
Lakewood Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A (90-100) 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 97 in student achievement, 93 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 92 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, Victor H Hexter Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 86 in student achievement, 89 in school progress, 92 in closing performance gaps and 83 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.
Lakewood Elementary School's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Victor H Hexter Elementary School did not earn any distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Lakewood Elementary School is Whites or Caucasians who make up nearly 78.91% of student population, followed by Hispanics (11.26%), Two or More Races (5.03%), Asians (1.75%), African Americans (1.64%) and Native Americans (1.31%).
The student population at Victor H Hexter Elementary School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 39.15%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (37.58%), African Americans (19.69%), Asians (2.01%), Two or More Races (1.12%) and Native Americans (0.45%).
Based on household incomes, the Lakewood Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 5.79% compared to 49.89% at Victor H Hexter 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, Lakewood Elementary School has 29 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 3.17% of student population. Victor H Hexter Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 66 or about 14.77% of student population.
Lakewood Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 9.95%, gifted and talented students, 49.40%, while 8.31% are in the special education program. Victor H Hexter Elementary School bilingual students comprise 12.53%, gifted and talented students, 28.41%, and 9.40% are in the special education program.
61 teachers employed at Lakewood Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.5 years. The 29 teachers at Victor H Hexter Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.6 years.
Of its teaching staff, Lakewood Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has 11 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 18 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Victor H Hexter Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four 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 Lakewood Elementary School there are 53 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.
At Victor H Hexter Elementary School there are 25 female teachers and four 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 two staff members in the school administration department and two more working as school support staff.
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