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: Samuel Beck Elementary School and Lakeview Elementary School. We compiled relevant data for you to be able to make an informed decision. Both schools are under the jurisdiction of the NORTHWEST ISD.
Samuel Beck Elementary School has a regular student population of 759 with a 16.4 students/teacher ratio while Lakeview Elementary School has 563 students and a student-teacher ratio of 14.7 students/teacher ratio.
Samuel Beck 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 94 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 96 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, Lakeview Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 95 in student achievement, 96 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 97 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.
It is in this area where the two schools differ. Samuel Beck Elementary School’s two out of seven distinctions are in Science and post-secondary. Lakeview Elementary School's five out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Samuel Beck Elementary School is Whites or Caucasians who make up nearly 70.62% of student population, followed by Hispanics (14.89%), Asians (8.43%), African Americans (2.90%), Two or More Races (2.77%) and Native Americans (0.40%).
At Lakeview Elementary School, Whites or Caucasians make up 68.74% of student population, followed by Hispanics (15.10%), Asians (8.88%), African Americans (4.09%), Two or More Races (2.66%) and Native Americans (0.36%).
Based on household incomes, the Samuel Beck Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 5.93% compared to 6.22% at Lakeview 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, Samuel Beck Elementary School has 32 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 4.22% of student population. Lakeview Elementary School has more ELLs at 33 or about 5.86% of student population.
In addition, Samuel Beck Elementary School has 4.08% bilingual students, 12.91% are in the gifted and talented program, while 7.91% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Lakeview Elementary School with 5.86% bilingual students, 16.16% gifted and talented students and 13.68% students in the special education program.
46 teachers employed at Samuel Beck Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.5 years. The 38 teachers at Lakeview Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.5 years.
Of its teaching staff, Samuel Beck Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Lakeview Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 16 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight 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 Samuel Beck Elementary School there are 41 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by five 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.
At Lakeview Elementary School there are 37 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by nine 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.
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