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.
We are making this task easier for you by comparing two above average elementary schools: Otto M Fridia Elementary School and William M Anderson Elementary School. We compiled relevant data for you to be able to make an informed decision. Both schools are under the jurisdiction of the DALLAS ISD.
Otto M Fridia Elementary School has a regular student population of 200 with a 11.3 students/teacher ratio while William M Anderson Elementary School has 520 students and a student-teacher ratio of 14.4 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, William M Anderson Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 73 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 89 in closing performance gaps and 88 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.
Both schools garnered only two distinction designations or awards for performance. For Otto M Fridia Elementary School these are in post-secondary and with 25% student progress while William M Anderson Elementary School secured in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) and 25% closing performance gaps.
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.
At William M Anderson Elementary School, Hispanics make up 89.62% of student population, followed by African Americans (7.12%), Whites or Caucasians (2.12%) and Native Americans (1.15%). There is no Asians and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.
Based on household incomes, the Otto M Fridia Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 97.50% compared to 98.85% at William M Anderson 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. William M Anderson Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 372 or about 71.54% of student population.
In addition, Otto M Fridia Elementary School has 1.50% bilingual students, 13.50% are in the gifted and talented program, while 21.50% are in the special education program. This stacks up against William M Anderson Elementary School with 71.35% bilingual students, 15.00% gifted and talented students and 10.19% students 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 36 teachers at William M Anderson Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 12.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14.3 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. William M Anderson Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight 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 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 William M Anderson Elementary School there are 25 female teachers and 11 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 three staff members in the school administration department and two more working as school support staff.
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