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 Otto M Fridia Elementary School, which is a part of DALLAS ISD, with Geneva Heights Elementary School, which is a part of DALLAS ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Otto M Fridia Elementary School has a regular student population of 200 with a 11.3 students/teacher ratio while Geneva Heights Elementary School has 514 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15.1 students/teacher ratio.
Otto M Fridia 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 65 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and 78 in closing performance gaps. It scored 85 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, Geneva Heights Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 74 in student achievement, 63 in school progress, 65 in closing performance gaps and 72 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. Otto M Fridia Elementary School's two out of seven distinctions are in post-secondary and with 25% student progress. Except for post-secondary, Geneva Heights Elementary School earned one out of seven distinctions.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Otto M Fridia Elementary School is African Americans who make up nearly 81.00% of student population, followed by Hispanics (13.50%), Two or More Races (4.00%) and Native Americans (1.50%). There is no Asians and Whites or Caucasians students in the school.
The student population at Geneva Heights Elementary School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 43.58%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (36.19%), African Americans (11.09%), Two or More Races (6.03%), Asians (2.14%) and Native Americans (0.58%).
Based on household incomes, Otto M Fridia Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 97.50% compared to 43.77% at Geneva Heights 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, Otto M Fridia Elementary School has 8 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 4.00% of student population. Geneva Heights Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 99 or about 19.26% of student population.
Otto M Fridia Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 1.50%, gifted and talented students, 13.50%, while 21.50% are in the special education program. Geneva Heights Elementary School bilingual students comprise 47.08%, gifted and talented students, 12.65%, and 8.95% are in the special education program.
17 teachers employed at Otto M Fridia Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.2 years. The 34 teachers at Geneva Heights Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.7 years.
Of its teaching staff, Otto M Fridia Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, four teachers have worked for 11-20 years, one teacher only has worked for 6-10 years, while three teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. Geneva Heights Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, nine teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 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 Otto M Fridia Elementary School there are 14 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by three teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and two more working as school support staff.
At Geneva Heights Elementary School there are 29 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.
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