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 George E Kelly Elementary School, which is a part of SAN ANTONIO ISD, with Irving Dual Language Academy, which is a part of SAN ANTONIO ISD, we noted that the two schools are on opposite ends of the ratings spectrum.
George E Kelly Elementary School has a regular student population of 218 with a 11.5 students/teacher ratio while Irving Dual Language Academy has 531 students and a student-teacher ratio of 16.2 students/teacher ratio.
George E Kelly Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A (90-100) 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 72 in student achievement, 94 in school progress and 79 in closing performance gaps. It scored 90 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, Irving Dual Language Academy not rated a State accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365. The school posted 55 in student achievement, 69 in school progress, 67 in closing performance gaps and 68 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.
George E Kelly Elementary School's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Irving Dual Language Academy did not earn any distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in George E Kelly Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 97.25% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (2.75%). There is no African Americans, Asians, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.
At Irving Dual Language Academy, Hispanics make up 96.80% of student population, followed by African Americans (1.88%), Whites or Caucasians (1.13%) and Asians (0.19%). There is no Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.
Based on household incomes, George E Kelly Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 93.12% compared to 87.57% at Irving Dual Language Academy.
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, George E Kelly Elementary School has 6 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 2.75% of student population. Irving Dual Language Academy has significantly more ELLs at 355 or about 66.85% of student population.
In addition, George E Kelly Elementary School has 1.83% bilingual students, 3.21% are in the gifted and talented program, while 13.76% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Irving Dual Language Academy with 99.44% bilingual students, 4.14% gifted and talented students and 7.16% students in the special education program.
19 teachers employed at George E Kelly Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7.9 years. The 32 teachers at Irving Dual Language Academy have been serving the school for an average of 3.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 6.1 years.
Of its teaching staff, George E Kelly Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, five teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Irving Dual Language Academy no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, five teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 12 beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At George E Kelly Elementary School there are 17 female teachers and one male teacher only. 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 three staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.
At Irving Dual Language Academy there are 25 female teachers and seven male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by seven teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.
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