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 James B Havard Elementary School, which is a part of GALENA PARK ISD, with Cimarron Elementary School, which is a part of GALENA PARK ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
James B Havard Elementary School has a regular student population of 634 with a 15.3 students/teacher ratio while Cimarron Elementary School has 682 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15.1 students/teacher ratio.
James B Havard 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 77 in student achievement, 94 in school progress and 89 in closing performance gaps. It scored 93 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, Cimarron Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 72 in student achievement, 83 in school progress, 78 in closing performance gaps and 82 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.
James B Havard Elementary School's one out of seven distinction is in Science. Cimarron Elementary School did not earn any distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in James B Havard Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 76.81% of student population, followed by African Americans (17.82%), Whites or Caucasians (3.00%), Two or More Races (1.26%), Asians (0.79%) and Native Americans (0.32%).
At Cimarron Elementary School, Hispanics make up 93.55% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (3.52%), African Americans (2.49%), Native Americans (0.29%) and Asians (0.15%). There is no Two or More Races student in the school.
Based on household incomes, the James B Havard Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 79.18% compared to 91.50% at Cimarron 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, James B Havard Elementary School has 212 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 33.44% of student population. Cimarron Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 349 or about 51.17% of student population.
James B Havard Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 33.60%, gifted and talented students, 7.26%, while 10.57% are in the special education program. Cimarron Elementary School bilingual students comprise 50.29%, gifted and talented students, 5.28%, and 15.40% are in the special education program.
41 teachers employed at James B Havard Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.1 years. The 45 teachers at Cimarron Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.8 years.
Of its teaching staff, James B Havard Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, two teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 15 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Cimarron Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At James B Havard Elementary School there are 35 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by 12 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and nine more working as school support staff.
At Cimarron Elementary School there are 40 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by 12 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and nine more working as school support staff.
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