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 Thompson Elementary School, which is a part of ALDINE ISD, with Caraway Elementary School, which is a part of ALDINE ISD, we noted a big difference in ratings.
Thompson Elementary School has a regular student population of 482 with a 14.6 students/teacher ratio while Caraway Elementary School has 489 students and a student-teacher ratio of 14.8 students/teacher ratio.
Thompson 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 75 in student achievement, 97 in school progress and 83 in closing performance gaps. It scored 93 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, Caraway Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 50 in student achievement, 82 in school progress, 72 in closing performance gaps and 79 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.
Thompson Elementary School's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Caraway Elementary School did not earn any distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Thompson Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 94.61% of student population, followed by African Americans (2.49%), Whites or Caucasians (1.87%), Two or More Races (0.62%), Asians (0.21%) and Native Americans (0.21%).
The student population at Caraway Elementary School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 51.12%, followed by African Americans (44.58%), Whites or Caucasians (2.45%), Two or More Races (1.64%) and Native Americans (0.20%). There is no Asians student in the school.
Based on household incomes, the Thompson Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 91.70% compared to 92.23% at Caraway 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, Thompson Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 74.27% of its student population compared to 39.47% at Caraway Elementary School.
Thompson Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 73.86%, gifted and talented students, 4.98%, while 8.71% are in the special education program. Caraway Elementary School bilingual students comprise 38.45%, gifted and talented students, 1.23%, and 12.47% are in the special education program.
33 teachers employed at Thompson Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.1 years. The 33 teachers at Caraway Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.1 years.
Of its teaching staff, Thompson Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including seven beginning teachers. Caraway Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including eight beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Thompson Elementary School there are 28 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by 13 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.
At Caraway Elementary School there are 30 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by 12 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.
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