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 David Barkley/Francisco Ruiz Elementary School, which is a part of SAN ANTONIO ISD, with Nelson Early Childhood Campus, which is a part of SAN ANTONIO ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
David Barkley/Francisco Ruiz Elementary School has a regular student population of 334 with a 15.6 students/teacher ratio while Nelson Early Childhood Campus has 170 students and a student-teacher ratio of 12.1 students/teacher ratio.
David Barkley/Francisco Ruiz 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 51 in student achievement, 85 in school progress and 72 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, Nelson Early Childhood Campus performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted only 91 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 David Barkley/Francisco Ruiz Elementary School and Nelson Early Childhood Campus are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in David Barkley/Francisco Ruiz Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 93.41% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (2.40%), African Americans (2.10%) and Asians (1.80%). There is no Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.
At Nelson Early Childhood Campus, Hispanics make up 93.53% of student population, followed by African Americans (3.53%), Whites or Caucasians (1.76%) and Two or More Races (1.18%). There is no Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.
Based on household incomes, 94.01% of students at David Barkley/Francisco Ruiz Elementary School's considered economically disadvantage, while the Nelson Early Childhood Campus’s current student population of is all economically disadvantage
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, David Barkley/Francisco Ruiz Elementary School has 28 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 8.38% of student population. Nelson Early Childhood Campus has more ELLs at 38 or about 22.35% of student population.
David Barkley/Francisco Ruiz Elementary School 13.77% are in the special education program, 1.50% are in the gifted and talented program, and bilingual students comprise 6.89% students. Nelson Early Childhood Campus has no gifted and talented student, while 19.41% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 24.71% students.
21 teachers employed at David Barkley/Francisco Ruiz Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.1 years. The 14 teachers at Nelson Early Childhood Campus have been serving the school for an average of 4.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 5.9 years.
Of its teaching staff, David Barkley/Francisco Ruiz Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, six 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, and school has no beginning teacher. Nelson Early Childhood Campus no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, three teachers have worked for 11-20 years, three teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At David Barkley/Francisco Ruiz Elementary School there are 18 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four 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 three more working as school support staff.
On the other hand, Nelson Early Childhood Campus has an all-female teaching staff. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by 17 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and two more working as school support staff.
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