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: Arlington Park Early Childhood Center and Nancy Moseley Elementary School. We compiled relevant data for you to be able to make an informed decision. Both schools are under the jurisdiction of the DALLAS ISD.
Arlington Park Early Childhood Center has a regular student population of 83 with a 15.1 students/teacher ratio while Nancy Moseley Elementary School has 655 students and a student-teacher ratio of 14.7 students/teacher ratio.
Arlington Park Early Childhood Center earned a State accountability rating of B (80-89). It scored 86 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 only.
On the other hand, Nancy Moseley Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 75 in student achievement, 89 in school progress, 88 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.
Nancy Moseley Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Arlington Park Early Childhood Center has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Arlington Park Early Childhood Center. They make up for 53.01% of student population, followed by African Americans (40.96%), Whites or Caucasians (2.41%), Asians (2.41%) and Two or More Races (1.20%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
At Nancy Moseley Elementary School, Hispanics make up 87.63% of student population, followed by African Americans (7.63%), Whites or Caucasians (2.75%), Asians (0.92%), Two or More Races (0.61%) and Native Americans (0.46%).
Based on household incomes, the Arlington Park Early Childhood Center’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 84.34% compared to 95.57% at Nancy Moseley 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, Arlington Park Early Childhood Center has 33 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 39.76% of student population. Nancy Moseley Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 402 or about 61.37% of student population.
Arlington Park Early Childhood Center has no gifted and talented student, while 3.61% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 39.76% students. Nancy Moseley Elementary School 14.96% are in the special education program, 13.13% are in the gifted and talented program, and bilingual students comprise 52.82% students.
five teachers employed at Arlington Park Early Childhood Center have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.1 years. The 44 teachers at Nancy Moseley Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11 years.
Of its teaching staff, Arlington Park Early Childhood Center 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, one teacher only has worked for 6-10 years, while one teacher only has been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Nancy Moseley Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 16 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 15 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 Arlington Park Early Childhood Center there are four female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by five 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.
At Nancy Moseley Elementary School there are 37 female teachers and seven male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by 16 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.
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