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 W W Bushman Elementary School, which is a part of DALLAS ISD, with Annie Webb Blanton Elementary School, which is a part of DALLAS ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
W W Bushman Elementary School has a regular student population of 340 with a 16 students/teacher ratio while Annie Webb Blanton Elementary School has 597 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15.3 students/teacher ratio.
W W Bushman 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 91 in student achievement, 94 in school progress and an impressive100 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, Annie Webb Blanton Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 78 in student achievement, 88 in school progress, 79 in closing performance gaps and 86 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. W W Bushman Elementary School's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Annie Webb Blanton Elementary School’s three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics and post-secondary.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, African Americans comprise the biggest group at W W Bushman Elementary School. They make up for 52.65% of student population, followed by Hispanics (37.35%), Asians (6.76%), Whites or Caucasians (1.47%), Two or More Races (1.47%) and Native Americans (0.29%).
At Annie Webb Blanton Elementary School, Hispanics make up 84.76% of student population, followed by African Americans (11.39%), Whites or Caucasians (2.68%), Two or More Races (0.50%), Asians (0.34%) and Native Americans (0.34%).
Based on household incomes, W W Bushman Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 97.94% compared to 95.14% at Annie Webb Blanton 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, W W Bushman Elementary School has 112 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 32.94% of student population. Annie Webb Blanton Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 394 or about 66.00% of student population.
W W Bushman Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 33.24%, gifted and talented students, 19.41%, while 4.71% are in the special education program. Annie Webb Blanton Elementary School bilingual students comprise 59.80%, gifted and talented students, 7.71%, and 10.39% are in the special education program.
21 teachers employed at W W Bushman Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.1 years. The 38 teachers at Annie Webb Blanton Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 5.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7.8 years.
Of its teaching staff, W W Bushman Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, seven teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while two teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Annie Webb Blanton Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, six teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At W W Bushman Elementary School there are 17 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by six teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and two more working as school support staff.
At Annie Webb Blanton Elementary School there are 28 female teachers and ten male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by 16 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.
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