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 Rankin Elementary School, which is a part of ARLINGTON ISD, with Community Based Pk, which is a part of ARLINGTON ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Rankin Elementary School has a regular student population of 538 with a 13.6 students/teacher ratio while Community Based Pk has 113 students and a student-teacher ratio of 23.6 students/teacher ratio.
Rankin 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 59 in student achievement, 89 in school progress and 74 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, Community Based Pk performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted only 94 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 Rankin Elementary School and Community Based Pk are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Rankin Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 85.50% of student population, followed by African Americans (7.99%), Whites or Caucasians (3.90%), Two or More Races (1.49%), Native Americans (0.37%) and Asians (0.19%).
The student population at Community Based Pk is also predominantly by African Americans at 53.98%, followed by Hispanics (22.12%), Two or More Races (10.62%), Whites or Caucasians (9.73%), Asians (1.77%) and Native Americans (1.77%).
Based on household incomes, the Rankin Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 95.91% compared to 99.12% at Community Based Pk.
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, Rankin Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 65.80% of its student population compared to 7.96% at Community Based Pk.
Rankin Elementary School 7.99% are in the special education program, 5.58% are in the gifted and talented program, and bilingual students comprise 65.80% students. Community Based Pk has no special education program and gifted and talented students, while bilingual students comprise 7.96%.
39 teachers employed at Rankin Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.1 years. The four teachers at Community Based Pk have been serving the school for an average of 11.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12 years.
Of its teaching staff, Rankin Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 17 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Community Based Pk no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, four teachers have worked for 11-20 years, school has no teacher serving 6-10 years, while one teacher only has 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 Rankin Elementary School there are 34 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by ten teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.
On the other hand, Community Based Pk has an all-female teaching staff. Of its teaching staff, one teacher is aides or paraprofessionals.
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