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 Stovall Ec/Pk/K, which is a part of ALDINE ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Thompson Elementary School has a regular student population of 482 with a 14.6 students/teacher ratio while Stovall Ec/Pk/K has 500 students and a student-teacher ratio of 16 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, Stovall Ec/Pk/K earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted only 84 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. Stovall Ec/Pk/K 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%).
At Stovall Ec/Pk/K, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 62.60% of student population, followed by African Americans (32.80%), Whites or Caucasians (1.60%), Two or More Races (1.60%) and Asians (1.40%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
Based on household incomes, the Thompson Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 91.70% compared to 94.00% at Stovall Ec/Pk/K.
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 36.60% at Stovall Ec/Pk/K.
Thompson Elementary School 8.71% are in the special education program, 4.98% are in the gifted and talented program, and bilingual students comprise 73.86% students. Stovall Ec/Pk/K has no gifted and talented student, while 11.80% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 34.20% students.
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 31 teachers at Stovall Ec/Pk/K have been serving the school for an average of 8.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.8 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. Stovall Ec/Pk/K has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, five teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine 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 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 Stovall Ec/Pk/K there are 25 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by 17 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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