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 above average elementary schools: Chapel Hill Preparatory-A Personalized Lrning Sch and John J Pershing Elementary School. We compiled relevant data for you to be able to make an informed decision. Both schools are under the jurisdiction of the DALLAS ISD.
Chapel Hill Preparatory-A Personalized Lrning Sch has a regular student population of 417 with a 15.3 students/teacher ratio while John J Pershing Elementary School has 393 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15 students/teacher ratio.
Chapel Hill Preparatory-A Personalized Lrning Sch 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 72 in student achievement, 81 in school progress and 88 in closing performance gaps. It scored 81 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, John J Pershing Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 76 in student achievement, 89 in school progress, 81 in closing performance gaps and 86 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 two distinction designations or awards for performance. For Chapel Hill Preparatory-A Personalized Lrning Sch these are in post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps while John J Pershing Elementary School secured in Science and post-secondary.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Chapel Hill Preparatory-A Personalized Lrning Sch is Hispanics who make up nearly 85.37% of student population, followed by African Americans (6.47%), Whites or Caucasians (5.52%), Two or More Races (1.20%), Asians (0.96%) and Native Americans (0.48%).
At John J Pershing Elementary School, Hispanics make up 78.63% of student population, followed by African Americans (13.99%), Whites or Caucasians (4.33%), Two or More Races (1.53%), Native Americans (1.02%) and Asians (0.25%).
Based on household incomes, Chapel Hill Preparatory-A Personalized Lrning Sch’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 91.85% compared to 91.60% at John J Pershing 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, Chapel Hill Preparatory-A Personalized Lrning Sch has 269 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 64.51% of student population. John J Pershing Elementary School has more ELLs at 270 or about 68.70% of student population.
In addition, Chapel Hill Preparatory-A Personalized Lrning Sch has 58.75% bilingual students, 7.67% are in the gifted and talented program, while 14.39% are in the special education program. This stacks up against John J Pershing Elementary School with 65.90% bilingual students, 14.50% gifted and talented students and 11.20% students in the special education program.
27 teachers employed at Chapel Hill Preparatory-A Personalized Lrning Sch have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10 years. The 26 teachers at John J Pershing Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.6 years.
Of its teaching staff, Chapel Hill Preparatory-A Personalized Lrning Sch no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, seven 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. John J Pershing Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six 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 Chapel Hill Preparatory-A Personalized Lrning Sch there are 23 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by ten 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.
At John J Pershing Elementary School there are 16 female teachers and ten male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is 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 two more working as school support staff.
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