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.
We are making this task easier for you by comparing two excellent elementary schools: Lincoln Elementary School and Montgomery Elementary School. We compiled relevant data for you to be able to make an informed decision. Both schools are under the jurisdiction of the MONTGOMERY ISD.
Lincoln Elementary School has a regular student population of 402 with a 13.9 students/teacher ratio while Montgomery Elementary School has 570 students and a student-teacher ratio of 13.9 students/teacher ratio.
Lincoln 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 88 in student achievement, 89 in school progress and 98 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, Montgomery Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 90 in student achievement, 94 in school progress, 85 in closing performance gaps and 91 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.
Both schools garnered only three distinction designations or awards for performance. For Lincoln Elementary School these are in Mathematics, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps while Montgomery Elementary School secured in Science, post-secondary and with 25% student progress.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Lincoln Elementary School is Whites or Caucasians who make up nearly 72.39% of student population, followed by Hispanics (17.41%), African Americans (6.22%), Two or More Races (3.48%) and Asians (0.50%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
At Montgomery Elementary School, Whites or Caucasians are the biggest group, comprising 58.25% of student population, followed by Hispanics (33.33%), African Americans (4.39%), Two or More Races (3.68%) and Native Americans (0.35%). There is no Asians student in the school.
Based on household incomes, the Lincoln Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 43.53% compared to 48.42% at Montgomery 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, Lincoln Elementary School has 7 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 1.74% of student population. Montgomery Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 114 or about 20.00% of student population.
Lincoln Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 1.74%, gifted and talented students, 7.96%, while 16.67% are in the special education program. Montgomery Elementary School bilingual students comprise 25.96%, gifted and talented students, 5.79%, and 12.11% are in the special education program.
29 teachers employed at Lincoln Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.6 years. The 41 teachers at Montgomery Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 4.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.7 years.
Of its teaching staff, Lincoln Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, six teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Montgomery Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Lincoln Elementary School there are 28 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by seven 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.
On the other hand, Montgomery Elementary School has an all-female teaching staff. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by nine teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.
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