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 excellent elementary schools: Benignus Elementary School and Hassler Elementary School. We compiled relevant data for you to be able to make an informed decision. Both schools are under the jurisdiction of the KLEIN ISD.
Benignus Elementary School has a regular student population of 605 with a 13.7 students/teacher ratio while Hassler Elementary School has 676 students and a student-teacher ratio of 14.8 students/teacher ratio.
Benignus Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A (90-100) 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 91 in student achievement, 95 in school progress and 89 in closing performance gaps. It scored 93 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, Hassler Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 94 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 96 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.
Both schools garnered only four distinction designations or awards for outstanding performance. For Benignus Elementary School these are in Mathematics, Science, post-secondary and with 25% student progress while Hassler Elementary School secured in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Benignus Elementary School. They make up for 50.25% of student population, followed by Hispanics (23.31%), African Americans (13.06%), Asians (7.27%) and Two or More Races (6.12%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
The student population at Hassler Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 42.01%, followed by Hispanics (25.00%), Asians (14.50%), African Americans (12.43%), Two or More Races (5.92%) and Native Americans (0.15%).
Based on household incomes, Benignus Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 30.41% compared to 25.74% at Hassler 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, Benignus Elementary School has 61 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 10.08% of student population. Hassler Elementary School has slightly more ELLs at 76 or about 11.24% of student population.
In addition, Benignus Elementary School has 9.26% bilingual students, 7.44% are in the gifted and talented program, while 15.21% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Hassler Elementary School with 10.36% bilingual students, 11.69% gifted and talented students and 12.13% students in the special education program.
44 teachers employed at Benignus Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.9 years. The 45 teachers at Hassler Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 11.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 16.1 years.
Of its teaching staff, Benignus Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Hassler Elementary School has five teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 21 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while four teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including minus two beginning teacher.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Benignus Elementary School there are 40 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by nine 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.
On the other hand, Hassler Elementary School has an all-female teaching staff. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by eight 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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