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 Meadows Elementary School, which is a part of PLANO ISD, with Barksdale Elementary School, which is a part of PLANO ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Meadows Elementary School has a regular student population of 363 with a 8.6 students/teacher ratio while Barksdale Elementary School has 542 students and a student-teacher ratio of 13.4 students/teacher ratio.
Meadows 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 72 in student achievement, 93 in school progress and 79 in closing performance gaps. It scored 89 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, Barksdale Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 95 in student achievement, 95 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 97 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. Meadows Elementary School’s three out of seven distinctions are in post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Barksdale 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.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Meadows Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 74.10% of student population, followed by African Americans (11.29%), Whites or Caucasians (9.37%), Two or More Races (3.58%) and Asians (1.65%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
The student population at Barksdale Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 36.90%, followed by Asians (30.63%), Hispanics (15.31%), African Americans (11.81%), Two or More Races (4.61%) and Native Americans (0.74%).
Based on household incomes, Meadows Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 79.61% compared to 17.53% at Barksdale 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, Meadows Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 55.37% of its student population compared to 14.39% at Barksdale Elementary School.
In addition, Meadows Elementary School has 55.10% bilingual students, 5.79% are in the gifted and talented program, while 21.76% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Barksdale Elementary School with 13.84% bilingual students, 11.44% gifted and talented students and 6.64% students in the special education program.
42 teachers employed at Meadows Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.8 years. The 40 teachers at Barksdale Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.3 years.
Of its teaching staff, Meadows Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Barksdale Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Meadows Elementary School there are 40 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are 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 six more working as school support staff.
At Barksdale Elementary School there are 39 female teachers and zero male teacher. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are 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 four more working as school support staff.
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