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 Burnet Elementary School, which is a part of MIDLAND ISD, with Bush Elementary School, which is a part of MIDLAND ISD, we noted a huge gap in ratings.
Burnet Elementary School has a regular student population of 460 with a 15.6 students/teacher ratio while Bush Elementary School has 512 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15.1 students/teacher ratio.
Burnet 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 58 in student achievement, 70 in school progress and 67 in closing performance gaps. It scored 69 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, Bush Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 77 in student achievement, 79 in school progress, 78 in closing performance gaps and 79 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.
Bush Elementary School's one out of seven distinction is in Science. Burnet Elementary School has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Burnet Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 87.39% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (6.74%), African Americans (2.83%), Asians (1.96%) and Two or More Races (1.09%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
The student population at Bush Elementary School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 43.75%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (27.15%), Asians (12.70%), African Americans (11.91%), Two or More Races (4.10%) and Native Americans (0.20%).
Based on household incomes, Burnet Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 60.43% compared to 55.08% at Bush 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, Burnet Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 37.83% of its student population compared to 13.09% at Bush Elementary School.
Burnet Elementary School has no gifted and talented student, while 11.52% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 37.61% students. Bush Elementary School has no gifted and talented student, while 11.13% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 12.70% students.
29 teachers employed at Burnet Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.9 years. The 34 teachers at Bush Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.5 years.
Of its teaching staff, Burnet Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, nine teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Bush Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four 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 four teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Burnet Elementary School there are 24 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are 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.
On the other hand, Bush Elementary School has an all-female teaching staff. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by 15 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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