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 excellent elementary schools: Rebecca Creek Elementary School and Indian Springs Elementary School. We compiled relevant data for you to be able to make an informed decision. Both schools are under the jurisdiction of the COMAL ISD.
Rebecca Creek Elementary School has a regular student population of 567 with a 15.3 students/teacher ratio while Indian Springs Elementary School has 757 students and a student-teacher ratio of 16.1 students/teacher ratio.
Rebecca Creek 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 91 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 87 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, Indian Springs Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 93 in student achievement, 93 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 95 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 three distinction designations or awards for performance. For Rebecca Creek Elementary School these are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics and post-secondary while Indian Springs Elementary School secured in post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Rebecca Creek Elementary School. They make up for 64.02% of student population, followed by Hispanics (30.16%), Two or More Races (4.94%), Native Americans (0.53%) and Asians (0.18%). There is no African Americans student in the school.
The student population at Indian Springs Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 49.01%, followed by Hispanics (36.06%), Two or More Races (7.27%), African Americans (4.89%), Asians (2.51%) and Native Americans (0.13%).
Based on household incomes, Rebecca Creek Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 53.97% compared to 11.36% at Indian Springs 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, Rebecca Creek Elementary School has a higher number of English Language Learners comprising 3.53% of its student population compared to 2.11% at Indian Springs Elementary School.
In addition, Rebecca Creek Elementary School has 3.35% bilingual students, 4.59% are in the gifted and talented program, while 12.35% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Indian Springs Elementary School with 1.85% bilingual students, 12.68% gifted and talented students and 13.21% students in the special education program.
37 teachers employed at Rebecca Creek Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.2 years. The 47 teachers at Indian Springs Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 4.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12 years.
Of its teaching staff, Rebecca Creek Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Indian Springs Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 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 Rebecca Creek Elementary School there are 36 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by four teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.
At Indian Springs Elementary School there are 46 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by four teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and nine more working as school support staff.
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