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 Green Elementary School, which is a part of HAYS CISD, with Laura B Negley Elementary School, which is a part of HAYS CISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Tom Green Elementary School has a regular student population of 830 with a 13.9 students/teacher ratio while Laura B Negley Elementary School has 913 students and a student-teacher ratio of 14.7 students/teacher ratio.
Tom Green 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 69 in student achievement, 79 in school progress and 75 in closing performance gaps. It scored 78 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, Laura B Negley Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 89 in student achievement, 82 in school progress, 83 in closing performance gaps and 87 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 Tom Green Elementary School and Laura B Negley Elementary School are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Tom Green Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 71.20% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (20.72%), Two or More Races (3.86%), African Americans (2.05%), Asians (2.05%) and Native Americans (0.12%).
The student population at Laura B Negley Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 46.77%, followed by Hispanics (44.80%), Two or More Races (3.83%), African Americans (3.40%), Asians (0.99%) and Native Americans (0.22%).
Based on household incomes, Tom Green Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 41.69% compared to 28.81% at Laura B Negley 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, Tom Green Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 22.41% of its student population compared to 2.52% at Laura B Negley Elementary School.
In addition, Tom Green Elementary School has 22.17% bilingual students, 2.65% are in the gifted and talented program, while 11.69% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Laura B Negley Elementary School with 2.08% bilingual students, 6.68% gifted and talented students and 15.12% students in the special education program.
59 teachers employed at Tom Green Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 4.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.2 years. The 62 teachers at Laura B Negley Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.4 years.
Of its teaching staff, Tom Green Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 21 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. Laura B Negley Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 22 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 18 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 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 Green Elementary School there are 57 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, ten special education teachers are being assisted by 11 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.
At Laura B Negley Elementary School there are 56 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 11 special education teachers are being assisted by 14 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and 12 more working as school support staff.
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