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: Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary School and Celestino Mauricio Soto Jr 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.
Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary School has a regular student population of 363 with a 13.3 students/teacher ratio while Celestino Mauricio Soto Jr Elementary School has 476 students and a student-teacher ratio of 16.2 students/teacher ratio.
Everette Lee Degolyer 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 85 in student achievement, 85 in school progress and 77 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, Celestino Mauricio Soto Jr Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 71 in student achievement, 80 in school progress, 82 in closing performance gaps and 81 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.
It is in this area where the two schools differ. Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary School's two out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics and post-secondary. Except for Mathematics, Celestino Mauricio Soto Jr Elementary School earned one out of seven distinctions.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary School. They make up for 59.78% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (30.30%), African Americans (4.41%), Two or More Races (3.03%), Asians (1.93%) and Native Americans (0.55%).
At Celestino Mauricio Soto Jr Elementary School, Hispanics make up 95.59% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (2.94%), Two or More Races (0.63%), African Americans (0.42%) and Asians (0.42%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
Based on household incomes, the Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 55.37% compared to 93.07% at Celestino Mauricio Soto Jr 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, Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary School has 120 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 33.06% of student population. Celestino Mauricio Soto Jr Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 280 or about 58.82% of student population.
In addition, Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary School has 58.13% bilingual students, 18.18% are in the gifted and talented program, while 9.92% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Celestino Mauricio Soto Jr Elementary School with 62.61% bilingual students, 19.54% gifted and talented students and 10.08% students in the special education program.
27 teachers employed at Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.3 years. The 29 teachers at Celestino Mauricio Soto Jr Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.3 years.
Of its teaching staff, Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, six teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Celestino Mauricio Soto Jr Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, nine teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while four 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 Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary School there are 22 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is 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 Celestino Mauricio Soto Jr Elementary School there are 25 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are 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 three more working as school support staff.
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