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 Zavala Elementary School, which is a part of CORPUS CHRISTI ISD, with Montclair Elementary School, which is a part of CORPUS CHRISTI ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Zavala Elementary School has a regular student population of 418 with a 12.7 students/teacher ratio while Montclair Elementary School has 298 students and a student-teacher ratio of 13 students/teacher ratio.
Zavala Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C (70-79) 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 54 in student achievement, 83 in school progress and 71 in closing performance gaps. It scored 79 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, Montclair Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 72 in student achievement, 89 in school progress, 77 in closing performance gaps and 85 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.
Montclair Elementary School's two out of seven distinctions are in Science and post-secondary. Zavala Elementary School has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Zavala Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 95.22% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (3.11%) and African Americans (1.67%). There is no Asians, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.
At Montclair Elementary School, Hispanics make up 81.54% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (14.43%), African Americans (1.68%), Two or More Races (1.68%) and Native Americans (0.34%). There is no Asians student in the school.
Based on household incomes, Zavala Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 98.33% compared to 81.21% at Montclair 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, Zavala Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 19.86% of its student population compared to 2.01% at Montclair Elementary School.
Zavala Elementary School has no gifted and talented student, while 11.24% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 18.90% students. Montclair Elementary School has no gifted and talented student, while 13.42% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 2.01% students.
32 teachers employed at Zavala Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 10 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13 years. The 23 teachers at Montclair Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 11.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.8 years.
Of its teaching staff, Zavala Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Montclair Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, seven teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while three 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 Zavala Elementary School there are 29 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by ten teachers aides or paraprofessionals. 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.
At Montclair Elementary School there are 20 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five 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 three more working as school support staff.
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