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 above average elementary schools: Alexander Elementary School and Outley Elementary School. We compiled relevant data for you to be able to make an informed decision. Both schools are under the jurisdiction of the ALIEF ISD.
Alexander Elementary School has a regular student population of 648 with a 12.8 students/teacher ratio while Outley Elementary School has 946 students and a student-teacher ratio of 13.7 students/teacher ratio.
Alexander 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 65 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and 75 in closing performance gaps. It scored 87 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, Outley Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 75 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 77 in closing performance gaps and 86 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. Alexander Elementary School’s two out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) and with 25% student progress. Outley Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics and post-secondary.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Alexander Elementary School. They make up for 58.80% of student population, followed by African Americans (25.62%), Asians (13.12%), Whites or Caucasians (2.16%) and Two or More Races (0.15%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
At Outley Elementary School, African Americans are the biggest group, comprising 61.63% of student population, followed by Hispanics (23.68%), Asians (8.25%), Whites or Caucasians (5.60%), Native Americans (0.53%) and Two or More Races (0.32%).
Based on household incomes, Alexander Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 88.12% compared to 82.77% at Outley 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, Alexander Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 64.81% of its student population compared to 30.55% at Outley Elementary School.
In addition, Alexander Elementary School has 65.28% bilingual students, 2.31% are in the gifted and talented program, while 11.57% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Outley Elementary School with 30.76% bilingual students, 5.71% gifted and talented students and 8.25% students in the special education program.
50 teachers employed at Alexander Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.6 years. The 68 teachers at Outley Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.7 years.
Of its teaching staff, Alexander Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 20 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Outley Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 26 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including eight beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Alexander Elementary School there are 45 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by 18 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 Outley Elementary School there are 59 female teachers and nine male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine teachers are aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.
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