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 Urban Park Elementary School, which is a part of DALLAS ISD, with L L Hotchkiss Elementary School, which is a part of DALLAS ISD, we noted a wide disparity in ratings.
Urban Park Elementary School has a regular student population of 529 with a 15 students/teacher ratio while L L Hotchkiss Elementary School has 500 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15 students/teacher ratio.
Urban Park 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, 82 in school progress and 68 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, L L Hotchkiss Elementary School not rated a State accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365. The school posted 60 in student achievement, 66 in school progress, 61 in closing performance gaps and 65 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.
Urban Park Elementary School's one out of seven distinction is in post-secondary. L L Hotchkiss Elementary School did not earn any distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Urban Park Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 90.74% of student population, followed by African Americans (5.29%), Whites or Caucasians (3.21%) and Two or More Races (0.57%). There is no Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.
At L L Hotchkiss Elementary School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 62.00% of student population, followed by African Americans (27.80%), Whites or Caucasians (5.80%), Asians (1.60%), Native Americans (1.60%) and Two or More Races (1.20%).
Based on household incomes, Urban Park Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 97.54% compared to 89.60% at L L Hotchkiss 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, Urban Park Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 65.22% of its student population compared to 58.40% at L L Hotchkiss Elementary School.
Urban Park Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 64.65%, gifted and talented students, 15.88%, while 8.51% are in the special education program. L L Hotchkiss Elementary School bilingual students comprise 60.60%, gifted and talented students, 14.80%, and 11.40% are in the special education program.
35 teachers employed at Urban Park Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.3 years. The 33 teachers at L L Hotchkiss Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.1 years.
Of its teaching staff, Urban Park Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. L L Hotchkiss Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, seven teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Urban Park Elementary School there are 30 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is 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 three more working as school support staff.
At L L Hotchkiss Elementary School there are 26 female teachers and seven male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by 16 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.
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