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 Golden Acres Elementary School, which is a part of PASADENA ISD, with Dr Kirk Lewis Career And Technical High School, which is a part of PASADENA ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Golden Acres Elementary School has a regular student population of 371 with a 11.5 students/teacher ratio while Dr Kirk Lewis Career And Technical High School has 1,458 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15.6 students/teacher ratio.
Golden Acres 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 69 in student achievement, 90 in school progress and 76 in closing performance gaps. It scored 86 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, Dr Kirk Lewis Career And Technical High School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 91 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 86 in closing performance gaps and 90 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. Golden Acres Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Mathematics. Dr Kirk Lewis Career And Technical High School's six out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Golden Acres Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 85.98% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (11.32%), African Americans (1.89%), Two or More Races (0.54%) and Asians (0.27%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
At Dr Kirk Lewis Career And Technical High School, Hispanics make up 87.52% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (7.34%), African Americans (2.81%), Asians (1.92%), Two or More Races (0.27%) and Native Americans (0.07%).
Based on household incomes, Golden Acres Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 91.11% compared to 69.14% at Dr Kirk Lewis Career And Technical High 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, Golden Acres Elementary School has 145 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 39.08% of student population. Dr Kirk Lewis Career And Technical High School has significantly more ELLs at 240 or about 16.46% of student population.
Golden Acres Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 36.66%, gifted and talented students, 8.63%, while 9.16% are in the special education program. Dr Kirk Lewis Career And Technical High School bilingual students comprise 15.36%, gifted and talented students, 7.13%, and 5.83% are in the special education program.
32 teachers employed at Golden Acres Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.7 years. The 93 teachers at Dr Kirk Lewis Career And Technical High School have been serving the school for an average of 8.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.8 years.
Of its teaching staff, Golden Acres Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. Dr Kirk Lewis Career And Technical High School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 25 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 38 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 19 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Golden Acres Elementary School there are 28 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by ten teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.
At Dr Kirk Lewis Career And Technical High School there are 52 female teachers and 41 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by eight teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and 16 more working as school support staff.
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