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 Ben Milam Elementary School, which is a part of DALLAS ISD, with Leila P Cowart Elementary School, which is a part of DALLAS ISD, we noted a wide disparity in ratings.
Ben Milam Elementary School has a regular student population of 274 with a 12.8 students/teacher ratio while Leila P Cowart Elementary School has 547 students and a student-teacher ratio of 14.1 students/teacher ratio.
Ben Milam Elementary School not rated a State accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365 (Not Rated per SB 1365) 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 60 in student achievement, 65 in school progress and 65 in closing performance gaps. It scored 65 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, Leila P Cowart Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 72 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 77 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.
Leila P Cowart Elementary School's two out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. Ben Milam Elementary School has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Ben Milam Elementary School. They make up for 62.41% of student population, followed by African Americans (24.09%), Whites or Caucasians (7.30%), Two or More Races (4.01%) and Asians (2.19%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
At Leila P Cowart Elementary School, Hispanics make up 97.62% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (1.65%), African Americans (0.37%), Asians (0.18%) and Two or More Races (0.18%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
Based on household incomes, the Ben Milam Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 84.67% compared to 90.13% at Leila P Cowart 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, Ben Milam Elementary School has 100 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 36.50% of student population. Leila P Cowart Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 358 or about 65.45% of student population.
Ben Milam Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 35.77%, gifted and talented students, 18.25%, while 12.41% are in the special education program. Leila P Cowart Elementary School bilingual students comprise 54.48%, gifted and talented students, 13.53%, and 12.61% are in the special education program.
21 teachers employed at Ben Milam Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7.6 years. The 38 teachers at Leila P Cowart Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.1 years.
Of its teaching staff, Ben Milam Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, two teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Leila P Cowart Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, seven teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Ben Milam Elementary School there are 17 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by four teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.
At Leila P Cowart Elementary School there are 34 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by 14 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.
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