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 B H Macon Elementary School, which is a part of DALLAS ISD, with Thomas L Marsalis El Steam Academy, which is a part of DALLAS ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
B H Macon Elementary School has a regular student population of 502 with a 16 students/teacher ratio while Thomas L Marsalis El Steam Academy has 415 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15.1 students/teacher ratio.
B H Macon 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 70 in student achievement, 77 in school progress and 68 in closing performance gaps. It scored 74 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, Thomas L Marsalis El Steam Academy earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 73 in student achievement, 86 in school progress, 74 in closing performance gaps and 83 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. Except for post-secondary, B H Macon Elementary School earned one out of seven distinctions. Thomas L Marsalis El Steam Academy's two out of seven distinctions are in Science and post-secondary.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in B H Macon Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 87.05% of student population, followed by African Americans (10.16%), Whites or Caucasians (2.19%), Native Americans (0.40%) and Two or More Races (0.20%). There is no Asians student in the school.
At Thomas L Marsalis El Steam Academy, African Americans make up 75.90% of student population, followed by Hispanics (22.17%), Native Americans (0.72%), Two or More Races (0.72%) and Whites or Caucasians (0.24%). There is no Asians student in the school.
Based on household incomes, B H Macon Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 92.23% compared to 91.57% at Thomas L Marsalis El Steam Academy.
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, B H Macon Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 66.73% of its student population compared to 15.42% at Thomas L Marsalis El Steam Academy.
B H Macon Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 62.75%, gifted and talented students, 18.92%, while 15.14% are in the special education program. Thomas L Marsalis El Steam Academy bilingual students comprise 15.90%, gifted and talented students, 14.46%, and 5.30% are in the special education program.
31 teachers employed at B H Macon Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 10.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.9 years. The 27 teachers at Thomas L Marsalis El Steam Academy have been serving the school for an average of 12.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.9 years.
Of its teaching staff, B H Macon Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Thomas L Marsalis El Steam Academy has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, six teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six 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 B H Macon Elementary School there are 26 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by 13 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 Thomas L Marsalis El Steam Academy there are 23 female teachers and four male teachers. 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 two staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.
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