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 Dr Linda Henrie Elementary School, which is a part of MESQUITE ISD, with Shaw Elementary School, which is a part of MESQUITE ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Dr Linda Henrie Elementary School has a regular student population of 850 with a 14.9 students/teacher ratio while Shaw Elementary School has 505 students and a student-teacher ratio of 13.3 students/teacher ratio.
Dr Linda Henrie Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C (70-79) 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 65 in student achievement, 72 in school progress and 67 in closing performance gaps. It scored 71 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, Shaw Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 69 in student achievement, 88 in school progress, 77 in closing performance gaps and 85 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.
Dr Linda Henrie Elementary School's one out of seven distinction is in Science. Shaw Elementary School did not earn any distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Dr Linda Henrie Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 89.29% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (5.88%), African Americans (3.06%), Native Americans (0.71%), Two or More Races (0.71%) and Asians (0.24%).
The student population at Shaw Elementary School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 50.10%, followed by African Americans (32.08%), Whites or Caucasians (9.90%), Two or More Races (4.16%), Asians (2.57%) and Native Americans (1.19%).
Based on household incomes, Dr Linda Henrie Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 89.41% compared to 81.78% at Shaw 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, Dr Linda Henrie Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 70.24% of its student population compared to 28.32% at Shaw Elementary School.
In addition, Dr Linda Henrie Elementary School has 69.76% bilingual students, 2.94% are in the gifted and talented program, while 10.94% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Shaw Elementary School with 27.72% bilingual students, 4.36% gifted and talented students and 14.85% students in the special education program.
57 teachers employed at Dr Linda Henrie Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.3 years. The 37 teachers at Shaw Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 4.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7.3 years.
Of its teaching staff, Dr Linda Henrie Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 16 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 18 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers. Shaw 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, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 16 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 Dr Linda Henrie Elementary School there are 50 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by 18 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.
At Shaw Elementary School there are 35 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four 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 seven more working as school support staff.
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