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 Turner Elementary School, which is a part of PASADENA ISD, with Parks Elementary School, which is a part of PASADENA ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Turner Elementary School has a regular student population of 550 with a 14 students/teacher ratio while Parks Elementary School has 405 students and a student-teacher ratio of 10.4 students/teacher ratio.
Turner 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 80 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 88 in closing performance gaps. It scored 90 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, Parks Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 67 in student achievement, 85 in school progress, 76 in closing performance gaps and 82 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.
Turner Elementary School's two out of seven distinctions are in with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Parks Elementary School did not earn any distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Turner Elementary School. They make up for 64.00% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (21.82%), African Americans (8.18%), Asians (4.00%) and Two or More Races (2.00%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
At Parks Elementary School, Hispanics make up 83.70% of student population, followed by African Americans (7.90%), Whites or Caucasians (6.42%), Two or More Races (1.48%) and Native Americans (0.49%). There is no Asians student in the school.
Based on household incomes, the Turner Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 63.27% compared to 94.07% at Parks 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, Turner Elementary School has 35 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 6.36% of student population. Parks Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 141 or about 34.81% of student population.
In addition, Turner Elementary School has 1.09% bilingual students, 1.45% are in the gifted and talented program, while 15.64% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Parks Elementary School with 29.88% bilingual students, 5.93% gifted and talented students and 16.54% students in the special education program.
39 teachers employed at Turner Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 10 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.4 years. The 38 teachers at Parks Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.8 years.
Of its teaching staff, Turner Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Parks Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight 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 Turner Elementary School there are 36 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by 14 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.
At Parks Elementary School there are 32 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by 14 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.
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