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 Parkside Elementary School, which is a part of LEANDER ISD, with C C Mason Elementary School, which is a part of LEANDER ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Parkside Elementary School has a regular student population of 745 with a 13.2 students/teacher ratio while C C Mason Elementary School has 647 students and a student-teacher ratio of 12.3 students/teacher ratio.
Parkside 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 92 in student achievement, 88 in school progress and 86 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, C C Mason Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 77 in student achievement, 83 in school progress, 73 in closing performance gaps and 80 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.
Distinction Designations for Parkside Elementary School and C C Mason Elementary School are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Parkside Elementary School. They make up for 44.03% of student population, followed by Asians (39.46%), Hispanics (8.99%), Two or More Races (5.23%), African Americans (1.74%) and Native Americans (0.54%).
The student population at C C Mason Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 52.40%, followed by Hispanics (22.87%), Asians (10.66%), Two or More Races (8.04%), African Americans (5.72%) and Native Americans (0.31%).
Based on household incomes, the Parkside Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 3.49% compared to 19.94% at C C Mason 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, Parkside Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 15.03% of its student population compared to 4.17% at C C Mason Elementary School.
In addition, Parkside Elementary School has 14.90% bilingual students, 12.75% are in the gifted and talented program, while 11.14% are in the special education program. This stacks up against C C Mason Elementary School with 3.55% bilingual students, 12.83% gifted and talented students and 18.39% students in the special education program.
56 teachers employed at Parkside Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.6 years. The 52 teachers at C C Mason Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.9 years.
Of its teaching staff, Parkside Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 20 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 18 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. C C Mason Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 17 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 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 Parkside Elementary School there are 53 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by 11 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.
At C C Mason Elementary School there are 50 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.
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