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 Meyer Elementary School, which is a part of LAMAR CISD, with Susanna Dickinson Elementary School, which is a part of LAMAR CISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Meyer Elementary School has a regular student population of 624 with a 14.4 students/teacher ratio while Susanna Dickinson Elementary School has 518 students and a student-teacher ratio of 14.6 students/teacher ratio.
Meyer 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 62 in student achievement, 83 in school progress and 76 in closing performance gaps. It scored 81 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, Susanna Dickinson Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 94 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 96 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.
Susanna Dickinson Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Meyer Elementary School has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Meyer Elementary School. They make up for 59.13% of student population, followed by African Americans (26.28%), Whites or Caucasians (8.65%), Asians (3.04%), Two or More Races (2.56%) and Native Americans (0.16%).
At Susanna Dickinson Elementary School, Whites or Caucasians are the biggest group, comprising 58.11% of student population, followed by Hispanics (22.01%), Two or More Races (7.53%), Asians (7.34%) and African Americans (5.02%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
Based on household incomes, Meyer Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 79.49% compared to 17.37% at Susanna Dickinson 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, Meyer Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 16.51% of its student population compared to 9.27% at Susanna Dickinson Elementary School.
In addition, Meyer Elementary School has 16.35% bilingual students, 5.93% are in the gifted and talented program, while 21.79% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Susanna Dickinson Elementary School with 7.72% bilingual students, 15.64% gifted and talented students and 14.48% students in the special education program.
43 teachers employed at Meyer Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 4.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9 years. The 35 teachers at Susanna Dickinson Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 10.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 16 years.
Of its teaching staff, Meyer Elementary School no teacher 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, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 16 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Susanna Dickinson Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 17 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while two teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Meyer Elementary School there are 41 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by 13 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 Susanna Dickinson Elementary School there are 34 female teachers and one male teacher only. 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 six more working as school support staff.
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