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 Martha Turner Reilly Elementary School, which is a part of DALLAS ISD, with Harrell Budd Elementary School, which is a part of DALLAS ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Martha Turner Reilly Elementary School has a regular student population of 502 with a 15.4 students/teacher ratio while Harrell Budd Elementary School has 454 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15.2 students/teacher ratio.
Martha Turner Reilly 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 82 in student achievement, 88 in school progress and 90 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, Harrell Budd Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 65 in student achievement, 83 in school progress, 76 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.
It is in this area where the two schools differ. Martha Turner Reilly Elementary School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Harrell Budd Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Science.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Martha Turner Reilly Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 71.51% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (15.74%), African Americans (10.76%), Two or More Races (1.39%), Asians (0.40%) and Native Americans (0.20%).
At Harrell Budd Elementary School, Hispanics make up 69.16% of student population, followed by African Americans (28.19%), Whites or Caucasians (0.88%), Asians (0.66%), Native Americans (0.66%) and Two or More Races (0.44%).
Based on household incomes, the Martha Turner Reilly Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 76.69% compared to 95.37% at Harrell Budd 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, Martha Turner Reilly Elementary School has 197 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 39.24% of student population. Harrell Budd Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 256 or about 56.39% of student population.
In addition, Martha Turner Reilly Elementary School has 47.21% bilingual students, 8.76% are in the gifted and talented program, while 11.35% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Harrell Budd Elementary School with 55.29% bilingual students, 10.57% gifted and talented students and 3.96% students in the special education program.
32 teachers employed at Martha Turner Reilly Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.7 years. The 29 teachers at Harrell Budd Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.4 years.
Of its teaching staff, Martha Turner Reilly Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, seven teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Harrell Budd Elementary School has four teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, seven teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten 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 Martha Turner Reilly Elementary School there are 27 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three 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 four more working as school support staff.
At Harrell Budd Elementary School there are 17 female teachers and 12 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.
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