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: Hart Elementary School and General Douglas Macarthur Pk-8. We compiled relevant data for you to be able to make an informed decision. Both schools are under the jurisdiction of the EL PASO ISD.
Hart Elementary School has a regular student population of 395 with a 14.4 students/teacher ratio while General Douglas Macarthur Pk-8 has 885 students and a student-teacher ratio of 13.3 students/teacher ratio.
Hart 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 57 in student achievement, 82 in school progress and 75 in closing performance gaps. It scored 80 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, General Douglas Macarthur Pk-8 also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 77 in student achievement, 89 in school progress, 82 in closing performance gaps and 87 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.
General Douglas Macarthur Pk-8's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Hart Elementary School has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Hart Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 98.73% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (1.01%) and Two or More Races (0.25%). There is no African Americans, Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.
At General Douglas Macarthur Pk-8, Hispanics make up 88.47% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (6.55%), African Americans (2.82%), Two or More Races (1.69%) and Asians (0.34%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
Based on household incomes, Hart Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 94.94% compared to 79.77% at General Douglas Macarthur Pk-8.
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, Hart Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 77.22% of its student population compared to 28.25% at General Douglas Macarthur Pk-8.
In addition, Hart Elementary School has 76.46% bilingual students, 2.78% are in the gifted and talented program, while 10.13% are in the special education program. This stacks up against General Douglas Macarthur Pk-8 with 31.53% bilingual students, 14.12% gifted and talented students and 14.69% students in the special education program.
27 teachers employed at Hart Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.8 years. The 66 teachers at General Douglas Macarthur Pk-8 have been serving the school for an average of 11.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.9 years.
Of its teaching staff, Hart Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, two teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. General Douglas Macarthur Pk-8 has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 30 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Hart Elementary School there are 23 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by five 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 General Douglas Macarthur Pk-8 there are 46 female teachers and 19 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by 13 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.
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