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 Woodlawn Elementary School, which is a part of CORPUS CHRISTI ISD, with Yeager Elementary School, which is a part of CORPUS CHRISTI ISD, we noted a big difference in ratings.
Woodlawn Elementary School has a regular student population of 306 with a 14 students/teacher ratio while Yeager Elementary School has 276 students and a student-teacher ratio of 12.6 students/teacher ratio.
Woodlawn 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 83 in student achievement, 94 in school progress and 94 in closing performance gaps. It scored 94 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, Yeager Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 69 in student achievement, 75 in school progress, 65 in closing performance gaps and 72 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. Woodlawn 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. Yeager Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Science.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Woodlawn Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 79.41% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (14.05%), Two or More Races (3.59%), African Americans (2.61%) and Asians (0.33%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
At Yeager Elementary School, Hispanics make up 84.06% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (13.41%), African Americans (1.09%), Two or More Races (1.09%) and Asians (0.36%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
Based on household incomes, the Woodlawn Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 82.35% compared to 86.23% at Yeager 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, Woodlawn Elementary School has 19 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 6.21% of student population. Yeager Elementary School has more ELLs at 21 or about 7.61% of student population.
Woodlawn Elementary School has no gifted and talented student, while 8.50% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 6.21% students. Yeager Elementary School has no gifted and talented student, while 15.58% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 7.25% students.
21 teachers employed at Woodlawn Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.5 years. The 21 teachers at Yeager Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 6.3 years.
Of its teaching staff, Woodlawn Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, two teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Yeager Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, four teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight 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. At Woodlawn Elementary School there are 20 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, two 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 three more working as school support staff.
At Yeager 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 two staff members in the school administration department and two more working as school support staff.
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