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 Solar Preparatory School For Girls At Bonham, which is a part of DALLAS ISD, with K B Polk Center For Academically Talented & Gifted, which is a part of DALLAS ISD, we noted a wide disparity in ratings.
Solar Preparatory School For Girls At Bonham has a regular student population of 671 with a 14.9 students/teacher ratio while K B Polk Center For Academically Talented & Gifted has 444 students and a student-teacher ratio of 13.7 students/teacher ratio.
Solar Preparatory School For Girls At Bonham 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 91 in student achievement, 87 in school progress and 78 in closing performance gaps. It scored 82 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, K B Polk Center For Academically Talented & Gifted not rated a State accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365. The school posted 67 in student achievement, 72 in school progress, 63 in closing performance gaps and 69 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.
Solar Preparatory School For Girls At Bonham's two out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) and post-secondary. K B Polk Center For Academically Talented & Gifted did not earn any distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Solar Preparatory School For Girls At Bonham. They make up for 52.76% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (21.76%), African Americans (17.73%), Two or More Races (4.77%), Asians (2.53%) and Native Americans (0.30%).
At K B Polk Center For Academically Talented & Gifted, Hispanics make up 68.02% of student population, followed by African Americans (22.52%), Whites or Caucasians (5.41%), Two or More Races (2.03%), Asians (1.13%) and Native Americans (0.90%).
Based on household incomes, the Solar Preparatory School For Girls At Bonham’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 45.01% compared to 84.68% at K B Polk Center For Academically Talented & Gifted.
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, Solar Preparatory School For Girls At Bonham has 132 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 19.67% of student population. K B Polk Center For Academically Talented & Gifted has significantly more ELLs at 223 or about 50.23% of student population.
Solar Preparatory School For Girls At Bonham’s bilingual students comprise 29.21%, gifted and talented students, 33.23%, while 9.54% are in the special education program. K B Polk Center For Academically Talented & Gifted bilingual students comprise 52.48%, gifted and talented students, 20.50%, and 9.23% are in the special education program.
45 teachers employed at Solar Preparatory School For Girls At Bonham have been teaching in the school for an average of about 5.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7.5 years. The 32 teachers at K B Polk Center For Academically Talented & Gifted have been serving the school for an average of 6.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.6 years.
Of its teaching staff, Solar Preparatory School For Girls At Bonham 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, 24 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 15 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. K B Polk Center For Academically Talented & Gifted has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, five teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Solar Preparatory School For Girls At Bonham there are 43 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by eight teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.
At K B Polk Center For Academically Talented & Gifted there are 20 female teachers and 12 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.
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