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 Sylvia Mendez Crew Leadership Academy, which is a part of DALLAS ISD, with Gabe P Allen Charter School, which is a part of DALLAS ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Sylvia Mendez Crew Leadership Academy has a regular student population of 476 with a 14.2 students/teacher ratio while Gabe P Allen Charter School has 399 students and a student-teacher ratio of 14 students/teacher ratio.
Sylvia Mendez Crew Leadership Academy 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 67 in student achievement, 75 in school progress and 76 in closing performance gaps. It scored 80 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, Gabe P Allen Charter School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 62 in student achievement, 79 in school progress, 76 in closing performance gaps and 78 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.
Gabe P Allen Charter School's one out of seven distinction is in Science. Sylvia Mendez Crew Leadership Academy has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Sylvia Mendez Crew Leadership Academy is Hispanics who make up nearly 83.82% of student population, followed by African Americans (11.55%), Whites or Caucasians (2.73%), Native Americans (1.26%) and Two or More Races (0.63%). There is no Asians student in the school.
At Gabe P Allen Charter School, Hispanics make up 83.21% of student population, followed by African Americans (15.04%), Whites or Caucasians (1.25%), Asians (0.25%) and Native Americans (0.25%). There is no Two or More Races student in the school.
Based on household incomes, the Sylvia Mendez Crew Leadership Academy’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 96.01% compared to 98.25% at Gabe P Allen Charter 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, Sylvia Mendez Crew Leadership Academy has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 69.54% of its student population compared to 33.58% at Gabe P Allen Charter School.
In addition, Sylvia Mendez Crew Leadership Academy has 64.71% bilingual students, 9.03% are in the gifted and talented program, while 14.50% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Gabe P Allen Charter School with 31.08% bilingual students, 11.78% gifted and talented students and 12.03% students in the special education program.
33 teachers employed at Sylvia Mendez Crew Leadership Academy have been teaching in the school for an average of about 5.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7.5 years. The 28 teachers at Gabe P Allen Charter School have been serving the school for an average of 10.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.5 years.
Of its teaching staff, Sylvia Mendez Crew Leadership Academy no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, three teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Gabe P Allen Charter School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Sylvia Mendez Crew Leadership Academy there are 29 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by 16 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.
At Gabe P Allen Charter School there are 21 female teachers and seven male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by eight teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.
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