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 East Handley Elementary School, which is a part of FORT WORTH ISD, with Waverly Park Elementary School, which is a part of FORT WORTH ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
East Handley Elementary School has a regular student population of 319 with a 12.8 students/teacher ratio while Waverly Park Elementary School has 715 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15.2 students/teacher ratio.
East Handley 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 56 in student achievement, 72 in school progress and 74 in closing performance gaps. It scored 73 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, Waverly Park Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 67 in student achievement, 86 in school progress, 75 in closing performance gaps and 83 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.
Waverly Park Elementary School's one out of seven distinction is in Science. East Handley Elementary School has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at East Handley Elementary School. They make up for 63.64% of student population, followed by African Americans (28.21%), Whites or Caucasians (5.02%), Asians (1.88%) and Two or More Races (1.25%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
The student population at Waverly Park Elementary School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 47.41%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (25.03%), African Americans (21.54%), Two or More Races (4.34%), Asians (1.40%) and Native Americans (0.14%).
Based on household incomes, East Handley Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 92.16% compared to 78.46% at Waverly Park 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, East Handley Elementary School has 142 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 44.51% of student population. Waverly Park Elementary School has slightly more ELLs at 158 or about 22.10% of student population.
In addition, East Handley Elementary School has 43.57% bilingual students, 3.76% are in the gifted and talented program, while 11.91% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Waverly Park Elementary School with 19.86% bilingual students, 6.01% gifted and talented students and 17.48% students in the special education program.
25 teachers employed at East Handley Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.3 years. The 47 teachers at Waverly Park Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.2 years.
Of its teaching staff, East Handley 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, three teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Waverly Park Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has 11 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine 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 East Handley Elementary School there are 20 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by four 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 Waverly Park Elementary School there are 46 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by nine teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.
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