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 Stults Road Elementary School, which is a part of RICHARDSON ISD, with Spring Creek Elementary School, which is a part of RICHARDSON ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Stults Road Elementary School has a regular student population of 625 with a 12.9 students/teacher ratio while Spring Creek Elementary School has 414 students and a student-teacher ratio of 13.3 students/teacher ratio.
Stults Road Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C (70-79) 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 62 in student achievement, 79 in school progress and 71 in closing performance gaps. It scored 77 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, Spring Creek Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 92 in student achievement, 85 in school progress, 79 in closing performance gaps and 88 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 Stults Road Elementary School and Spring Creek Elementary School are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, African Americans comprise the biggest group at Stults Road Elementary School. They make up for 43.20% of student population, followed by Hispanics (41.60%), Whites or Caucasians (7.68%), Asians (4.00%), Two or More Races (3.20%) and Native Americans (0.32%).
At Spring Creek Elementary School, Whites or Caucasians are the biggest group, comprising 56.04% of student population, followed by Hispanics (24.88%), African Americans (10.63%), Asians (4.83%), Two or More Races (2.42%) and Native Americans (1.21%).
Based on household incomes, Stults Road Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 81.28% compared to 26.33% at Spring Creek 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, Stults Road Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 47.20% of its student population compared to 12.56% at Spring Creek Elementary School.
In addition, Stults Road Elementary School has 46.72% bilingual students, 1.76% are in the gifted and talented program, while 11.84% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Spring Creek Elementary School with 12.56% bilingual students, 7.49% gifted and talented students and 15.94% students in the special education program.
48 teachers employed at Stults Road Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 5.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.1 years. The 31 teachers at Spring Creek Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10 years.
Of its teaching staff, Stults Road Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including ten beginning teachers. Spring Creek Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, seven teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 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 Stults Road Elementary School there are 45 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by five teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.
At Spring Creek Elementary School there are 27 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by eight teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.
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