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 Tuscany Heights, which is a part of NORTH EAST ISD, with Ridgeview Elementary School, which is a part of NORTH EAST ISD, we noted a big difference in ratings.
Tuscany Heights has a regular student population of 717 with a 17.8 students/teacher ratio while Ridgeview Elementary School has 558 students and a student-teacher ratio of 12.6 students/teacher ratio.
Tuscany Heights 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 91 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 98 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, Ridgeview Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 73 in student achievement, 80 in school progress, 77 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.
It is in this area where the two schools differ. Tuscany Heights's three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Ridgeview Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Post-Secondary.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Tuscany Heights. They make up for 39.33% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (38.08%), African Americans (8.37%), Asians (8.23%), Two or More Races (5.72%) and Native Americans (0.28%).
At Ridgeview Elementary School, Hispanics make up 90.14% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (5.20%), African Americans (2.69%), Asians (0.72%), Two or More Races (0.72%) and Native Americans (0.54%).
Based on household incomes, the Tuscany Heights’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 37.38% compared to 80.65% at Ridgeview 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, Tuscany Heights has 62 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 8.65% of student population. Ridgeview Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 313 or about 56.09% of student population.
Tuscany Heights’s bilingual students comprise 8.23%, gifted and talented students, 6.42%, while 10.60% are in the special education program. Ridgeview Elementary School bilingual students comprise 59.68%, gifted and talented students, 3.41%, and 11.47% are in the special education program.
40 teachers employed at Tuscany Heights have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.9 years. The 44 teachers at Ridgeview Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.9 years.
Of its teaching staff, Tuscany Heights no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three 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 ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Ridgeview Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 18 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Tuscany Heights there are 37 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by 12 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.
At Ridgeview Elementary School there are 38 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by nine 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.
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