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 Waverly Park Elementary School, which is a part of FORT WORTH ISD, with Western Hills Elementary School, which is a part of FORT WORTH ISD, we noted a wide disparity in ratings.
Waverly Park Elementary School has a regular student population of 715 with a 15.2 students/teacher ratio while Western Hills Elementary School has 564 students and a student-teacher ratio of 16 students/teacher ratio.
Waverly 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 67 in student achievement, 86 in school progress and 75 in closing performance gaps. It scored 83 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, Western Hills Elementary School not rated a State accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365. The school posted 48 in student achievement, 65 in school progress, 65 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.
Waverly Park Elementary School's one out of seven distinction is in Science. Western Hills Elementary School did not earn any distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Waverly Park Elementary School. They make up for 47.41% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (25.03%), African Americans (21.54%), Two or More Races (4.34%), Asians (1.40%) and Native Americans (0.14%).
The student population at Western Hills Elementary School is also predominantly by African Americans at 48.23%, followed by Hispanics (41.67%), Whites or Caucasians (5.14%), Two or More Races (4.08%), Asians (0.71%) and Native Americans (0.18%).
Based on household incomes, the Waverly Park Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 78.46% compared to 96.99% at Western Hills 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, Waverly Park Elementary School has 158 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 22.10% of student population. Western Hills Elementary School has slightly more ELLs at 170 or about 30.14% of student population.
In addition, Waverly Park Elementary School has 19.86% bilingual students, 6.01% are in the gifted and talented program, while 17.48% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Western Hills Elementary School with 29.61% bilingual students, 6.38% gifted and talented students and 10.64% students in the special education program.
47 teachers employed at Waverly Park Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.2 years. The 35 teachers at Western Hills Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.1 years.
Of its teaching staff, Waverly Park Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has 11 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Western Hills 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, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten 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 Waverly Park Elementary School there are 46 female teachers and one male teacher only. 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 three staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.
At Western Hills Elementary School there are 30 female teachers and five male teachers. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.
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