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: Corina Pena Elementary School and Jose De Escandon Elementary School. We compiled relevant data for you to be able to make an informed decision. Both schools are under the jurisdiction of the LA JOYA ISD.
Corina Pena Elementary School has a regular student population of 481 with a 13 students/teacher ratio while Jose De Escandon Elementary School has 571 students and a student-teacher ratio of 14.7 students/teacher ratio.
Corina Pena Elementary School 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 62 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and 75 in closing performance gaps. It scored 87 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, Jose De Escandon Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 77 in student achievement, 85 in school progress, 80 in closing performance gaps and 84 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.
Jose De Escandon Elementary School's two out of seven distinctions are in Science and post-secondary. Corina Pena Elementary School has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Corina Pena Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 100.00% of student population, followed by . There is no African Americans, Asians, Native Americans, Two or More Races and Whites or Caucasians students in the school.
At Jose De Escandon Elementary School, Hispanics make up 98.77% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (1.05%) and Two or More Races (0.18%). There is no African Americans, Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.
Based on household incomes, Corina Pena Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 95.84% compared to 84.06% at Jose De Escandon 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, Corina Pena Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 61.75% of its student population compared to 46.41% at Jose De Escandon Elementary School.
In addition, Corina Pena Elementary School has 58.84% bilingual students, 7.28% are in the gifted and talented program, while 13.51% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Jose De Escandon Elementary School with 45.71% bilingual students, 7.71% gifted and talented students and 5.60% students in the special education program.
37 teachers employed at Corina Pena Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 11.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 16 years. The 38 teachers at Jose De Escandon Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 13.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 15.5 years.
Of its teaching staff, Corina Pena Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while three teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Jose De Escandon Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 17 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while three 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 Corina Pena Elementary School there are 26 female teachers and ten male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three 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 three more working as school support staff.
At Jose De Escandon Elementary School there are 36 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by 12 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.
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