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 Mark Twain Elementary School, which is a part of RICHARDSON ISD, with Northwood Hills Elementary School, which is a part of RICHARDSON ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Mark Twain Elementary School has a regular student population of 479 with a 11.4 students/teacher ratio while Northwood Hills Elementary School has 405 students and a student-teacher ratio of 10.9 students/teacher ratio.
Mark Twain 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 69 in student achievement, 86 in school progress and 77 in closing performance gaps. It scored 83 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, Northwood Hills Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 74 in student achievement, 79 in school progress, 73 in closing performance gaps and 77 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 one distinction designation or award for performance. This is in Science.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Mark Twain Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 69.94% of student population, followed by African Americans (15.66%), Whites or Caucasians (6.47%), Asians (4.80%), Two or More Races (2.92%) and Native Americans (0.21%).
The student population at Northwood Hills Elementary School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 50.86%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (26.91%), African Americans (16.54%), Two or More Races (4.94%) and Asians (0.74%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
Based on household incomes, Mark Twain Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 80.38% compared to 58.27% at Northwood Hills 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, Mark Twain Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 62.84% of its student population compared to 32.84% at Northwood Hills Elementary School.
In addition, Mark Twain Elementary School has 62.84% bilingual students, 4.59% are in the gifted and talented program, while 10.86% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Northwood Hills Elementary School with 32.84% bilingual students, 4.94% gifted and talented students and 18.02% students in the special education program.
41 teachers employed at Mark Twain Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 4.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.5 years. The 37 teachers at Northwood Hills Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 5.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.8 years.
Of its teaching staff, Mark Twain Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including seven beginning teachers. Northwood Hills Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 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 Mark Twain Elementary School there are 37 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are 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 eight more working as school support staff.
At Northwood Hills Elementary School there are 31 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are 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 six more working as school support staff.
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