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.
We are making this task easier for you by comparing two excellent elementary schools: Wells Elementary School and Mathews Elementary School. We compiled relevant data for you to be able to make an informed decision. Both schools are under the jurisdiction of the PLANO ISD.
Wells Elementary School has a regular student population of 504 with a 12.8 students/teacher ratio while Mathews Elementary School has 438 students and a student-teacher ratio of 12.1 students/teacher ratio.
Wells 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 90 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 89 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, Mathews Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 94 in student achievement, 96 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 97 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.
Mathews 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. Wells Elementary School has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Wells Elementary School. They make up for 47.62% of student population, followed by Asians (22.82%), Hispanics (15.87%), African Americans (7.94%), Two or More Races (4.17%) and Native Americans (1.39%).
The student population at Mathews Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 47.49%, followed by Asians (30.37%), Hispanics (8.68%), African Americans (6.85%), Two or More Races (5.94%) and Native Americans (0.68%).
Based on household incomes, the Wells Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 22.02% compared to 25.11% at Mathews 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, Wells Elementary School has a higher number of English Language Learners comprising 15.28% of its student population compared to 15.30% at Mathews Elementary School.
In addition, Wells Elementary School has 14.88% bilingual students, 10.52% are in the gifted and talented program, while 16.07% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Mathews Elementary School with 14.84% bilingual students, 13.01% gifted and talented students and 12.10% students in the special education program.
39 teachers employed at Wells Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.4 years. The 36 teachers at Mathews Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 11.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14 years.
Of its teaching staff, Wells Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 14 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Mathews Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six 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. Wells Elementary School has an all-female teaching staff. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by five teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.
At Mathews Elementary School there are 31 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by ten teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.
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