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 Tom C Gooch Elementary School, which is a part of DALLAS ISD, with Eduardo Mata Montessori School, which is a part of DALLAS ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Tom C Gooch Elementary School has a regular student population of 369 with a 14.1 students/teacher ratio while Eduardo Mata Montessori School has 725 students and a student-teacher ratio of 13.4 students/teacher ratio.
Tom C Gooch Elementary School 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 72 in student achievement, 81 in school progress and 73 in closing performance gaps. It scored 81 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, Eduardo Mata Montessori School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 72 in student achievement, 74 in school progress, 72 in closing performance gaps and 72 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.
Tom C Gooch Elementary School's one out of seven distinction is in Mathematics. Eduardo Mata Montessori School did not earn any distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Tom C Gooch Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 82.38% of student population, followed by African Americans (7.59%), Whites or Caucasians (5.96%), Asians (2.71%), Two or More Races (1.08%) and Native Americans (0.27%).
At Eduardo Mata Montessori School, Hispanics make up 70.76% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (18.90%), African Americans (5.93%), Two or More Races (2.48%), Asians (0.97%) and Native Americans (0.83%).
Based on household incomes, Tom C Gooch Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 91.33% compared to 60.00% at Eduardo Mata Montessori 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, Tom C Gooch Elementary School has 262 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 71.00% of student population. Eduardo Mata Montessori School has more ELLs at 267 or about 36.83% of student population.
In addition, Tom C Gooch Elementary School has 60.43% bilingual students, 11.38% are in the gifted and talented program, while 15.18% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Eduardo Mata Montessori School with 32.97% bilingual students, 16.97% gifted and talented students and 12.83% students in the special education program.
26 teachers employed at Tom C Gooch Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.3 years. The 54 teachers at Eduardo Mata Montessori School have been serving the school for an average of 8.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.9 years.
Of its teaching staff, Tom C Gooch Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, five teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Eduardo Mata Montessori School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 21 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 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 Tom C Gooch Elementary School there are 21 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and two more working as school support staff.
At Eduardo Mata Montessori School there are 45 female teachers and nine male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by 13 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.
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