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 Dolores Huerta Elementary School, which is a part of FORT WORTH ISD, with Western Hills Primary School, which is a part of FORT WORTH ISD, we noted a wide disparity in ratings.
Dolores Huerta Elementary School has a regular student population of 497 with a 14.2 students/teacher ratio while Western Hills Primary School has 396 students and a student-teacher ratio of 16 students/teacher ratio.
Dolores Huerta 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 57 in student achievement, 83 in school progress and 75 in closing performance gaps. It scored 81 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 Primary School not rated a State accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365. The school posted only 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.
Distinction Designations for Dolores Huerta Elementary School and Western Hills Primary School are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Dolores Huerta Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 97.38% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (1.01%), Two or More Races (1.01%), African Americans (0.40%) and Native Americans (0.20%). There is no Asians student in the school.
The student population at Western Hills Primary School is also predominantly by African Americans at 50.00%, followed by Hispanics (41.16%), Whites or Caucasians (5.05%), Two or More Races (3.28%) and Native Americans (0.25%). There is no Asians student in the school.
Based on household incomes, the Dolores Huerta Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 93.96% compared to 96.46% at Western Hills Primary 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, Dolores Huerta Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 57.75% of its student population compared to 26.52% at Western Hills Primary School.
Dolores Huerta Elementary School 13.88% are in the special education program, 4.83% are in the gifted and talented program, and bilingual students comprise 54.12% students. Western Hills Primary School has no gifted and talented student, while 6.06% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 26.26% students.
34 teachers employed at Dolores Huerta Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 11 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.7 years. The 24 teachers at Western Hills Primary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.1 years.
Of its teaching staff, Dolores Huerta Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Western Hills Primary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, nine teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Dolores Huerta Elementary School there are 27 female teachers and seven male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by nine 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 Western Hills Primary School there are 24 female teachers and zero male teacher. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by seven teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and one more working as school support staff.
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