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 Barbara Yarbrough Elementary School, which is a part of MIDLAND ISD, with Long Elementary School, which is a part of MIDLAND ISD, we noted a huge gap in ratings.
Barbara Yarbrough Elementary School has a regular student population of 832 with a 19.6 students/teacher ratio while Long Elementary School has 559 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15.8 students/teacher ratio.
Barbara Yarbrough 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 77 in student achievement, 74 in school progress and 77 in closing performance gaps. It scored 77 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, Long Elementary School not rated a State accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365. The school posted 67 in student achievement, 69 in school progress, 62 in closing performance gaps and 67 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 Barbara Yarbrough Elementary School and Long Elementary School are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Barbara Yarbrough Elementary School. They make up for 56.49% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (30.29%), African Americans (6.25%), Asians (3.73%), Two or More Races (3.13%) and Native Americans (0.12%).
At Long Elementary School, Hispanics make up 81.75% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (9.12%), Asians (4.29%), African Americans (2.50%), Two or More Races (1.61%) and Native Americans (0.18%).
Based on household incomes, the Barbara Yarbrough Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 45.67% compared to 71.74% at Long 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, Barbara Yarbrough Elementary School has 63 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 7.57% of student population. Long Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 254 or about 45.44% of student population.
Barbara Yarbrough Elementary School has no gifted and talented student, while 10.82% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 6.97% students. Long Elementary School has no gifted and talented student, while 10.91% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 45.26% students.
42 teachers employed at Barbara Yarbrough Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.4 years. The 35 teachers at Long Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.7 years.
Of its teaching staff, Barbara Yarbrough Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Long Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight 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 Barbara Yarbrough Elementary School there are 39 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by 12 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 Long Elementary School there are 34 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by 12 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and two more working as school support staff.
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