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 Roy Lee Walker Elementary School, which is a part of MCKINNEY ISD, with Albert & Iola Lee Davis Malvern Elementary School, which is a part of MCKINNEY ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Roy Lee Walker Elementary School has a regular student population of 449 with a 13.7 students/teacher ratio while Albert & Iola Lee Davis Malvern Elementary School has 419 students and a student-teacher ratio of 11.5 students/teacher ratio.
Roy Lee Walker 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, 93 in school progress and 98 in closing performance gaps. It scored 95 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, Albert & Iola Lee Davis Malvern Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 64 in student achievement, 83 in school progress, 75 in closing performance gaps and 81 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.
Roy Lee Walker Elementary School's one out of seven distinction is in with 25% student progress. Albert & Iola Lee Davis Malvern Elementary School did not earn any distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Roy Lee Walker Elementary School. They make up for 60.36% of student population, followed by Hispanics (14.03%), African Americans (8.46%), Two or More Races (8.46%), Asians (8.24%) and Native Americans (0.22%).
At Albert & Iola Lee Davis Malvern Elementary School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 57.04% of student population, followed by African Americans (24.82%), Whites or Caucasians (11.93%), Two or More Races (4.53%), Asians (1.19%) and Native Americans (0.48%).
Based on household incomes, the Roy Lee Walker Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 14.92% compared to 70.17% at Albert & Iola Lee Davis Malvern 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, Roy Lee Walker Elementary School has 23 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 5.12% of student population. Albert & Iola Lee Davis Malvern Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 153 or about 36.52% of student population.
Roy Lee Walker Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 4.68%, gifted and talented students, 16.04%, while 11.14% are in the special education program. Albert & Iola Lee Davis Malvern Elementary School bilingual students comprise 36.52%, gifted and talented students, 2.15%, and 18.38% are in the special education program.
32 teachers employed at Roy Lee Walker Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.7 years. The 36 teachers at Albert & Iola Lee Davis Malvern Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.4 years.
Of its teaching staff, Roy Lee Walker Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Albert & Iola Lee Davis Malvern Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has seven 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 seven 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 Roy Lee Walker Elementary School there are 31 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by two 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 Albert & Iola Lee Davis Malvern Elementary School there are 31 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by nine teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.
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