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 North Bridge Elementary School, which is a part of WESLACO ISD, with A N Rico Elementary School, which is a part of WESLACO ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
North Bridge Elementary School has a regular student population of 663 with a 14.7 students/teacher ratio while A N Rico Elementary School has 695 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15.2 students/teacher ratio.
North Bridge 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 71 in student achievement, 95 in school progress and 78 in closing performance gaps. It scored 90 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, A N Rico Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 73 in student achievement, 95 in school progress, 75 in closing performance gaps and 89 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. Except for Science, North Bridge Elementary School earned one out of seven distinctions. A N Rico Elementary School's two out of seven distinctions are in Science and with 25% student progress.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in North Bridge Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 98.49% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (0.90%) and African Americans (0.60%). There is no Asians, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.
At A N Rico Elementary School, Hispanics make up 98.99% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (0.72%). There is no African Americans, Asians, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.
Based on household incomes, North Bridge Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 94.72% compared to 90.79% at A N Rico 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, North Bridge Elementary School has 220 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 33.18% of student population. A N Rico Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 244 or about 35.11% of student population.
In addition, North Bridge Elementary School has 31.37% bilingual students, 1.81% are in the gifted and talented program, while 13.42% are in the special education program. This stacks up against A N Rico Elementary School with 34.39% bilingual students, 2.73% gifted and talented students and 9.21% students in the special education program.
45 teachers employed at North Bridge Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 15.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 17.3 years. The 45 teachers at A N Rico Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 16.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 17.6 years.
Of its teaching staff, North Bridge Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 17 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 19 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while one teacher only has been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. A N Rico Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 18 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while four 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 North Bridge Elementary School there are 38 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by 14 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has zero staff members in the school administration department and ten more working as school support staff.
At A N Rico Elementary School there are 38 female teachers and seven male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by seven teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and ten more working as school support staff.
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