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 Wellington Elementary School, which is a part of LEWISVILLE ISD, with Degan Elementary School, which is a part of LEWISVILLE ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Wellington Elementary School has a regular student population of 748 with a 13.8 students/teacher ratio while Degan Elementary School has 488 students and a student-teacher ratio of 11.4 students/teacher ratio.
Wellington 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 94 in student achievement, 86 in school progress and 82 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, Degan Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 69 in student achievement, 82 in school progress, 76 in closing performance gaps and 80 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.
Distinction Designations for Wellington Elementary School and Degan Elementary School are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Wellington Elementary School. They make up for 56.95% of student population, followed by Asians (18.85%), Hispanics (17.25%), Two or More Races (5.35%), African Americans (1.34%) and Native Americans (0.13%).
The student population at Degan Elementary School is also predominantly by African Americans at 32.38%, followed by Hispanics (25.00%), Whites or Caucasians (20.70%), Asians (16.39%) and Two or More Races (5.12%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
Based on household incomes, the Wellington Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 2.81% compared to 68.03% at Degan 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, Wellington Elementary School has 72 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 9.63% of student population. Degan Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 119 or about 24.39% of student population.
Wellington Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 9.09%, gifted and talented students, 7.09%, while 11.23% are in the special education program. Degan Elementary School bilingual students comprise 23.98%, gifted and talented students, 3.28%, and 16.80% are in the special education program.
54 teachers employed at Wellington Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 10.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 16 years. The 42 teachers at Degan Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.1 years.
Of its teaching staff, Wellington Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has 15 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 30 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, three teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while two teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Degan Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight 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 Wellington Elementary School there are 52 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by three 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 Degan Elementary School there are 38 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by 11 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.
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