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 Bowden Academy, which is a part of SAN ANTONIO ISD, with Hillcrest Elementary School, which is a part of SAN ANTONIO ISD, we noted a wide disparity in ratings.
Bowden Academy has a regular student population of 474 with a 12.6 students/teacher ratio while Hillcrest Elementary School has 383 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15.1 students/teacher ratio.
Bowden Academy earned a State accountability rating of B (80-89) 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 56 in student achievement, 88 in school progress and 75 in closing performance gaps. It scored 84 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, Hillcrest Elementary School not rated a State accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365. The school posted 45 in student achievement, 62 in school progress, 43 in closing performance gaps and 56 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 Bowden Academy and Hillcrest Elementary School are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Bowden Academy is Hispanics who make up nearly 87.13% of student population, followed by African Americans (6.96%), Whites or Caucasians (4.22%) and Two or More Races (1.48%). There is no Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.
At Hillcrest Elementary School, Hispanics make up 93.99% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (4.18%), African Americans (0.78%), Two or More Races (0.78%) and Asians (0.26%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
Based on household incomes, the Bowden Academy’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 93.04% compared to 93.99% at Hillcrest 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, Bowden Academy has 103 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 21.73% of student population. Hillcrest Elementary School has slightly more ELLs at 122 or about 31.85% of student population.
Bowden Academy’s bilingual students comprise 24.05%, gifted and talented students, 4.43%, while 16.67% are in the special education program. Hillcrest Elementary School bilingual students comprise 34.20%, gifted and talented students, 2.09%, and 13.05% are in the special education program.
37 teachers employed at Bowden Academy have been teaching in the school for an average of about 4.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 6.9 years. The 25 teachers at Hillcrest Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.5 years.
Of its teaching staff, Bowden Academy no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 11 beginning teachers. Hillcrest Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, four 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 six beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Bowden Academy there are 29 female teachers and seven male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.
At Hillcrest Elementary School there are 21 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by seven 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.
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