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 P Butler Elementary School, which is a part of SOCORRO ISD, with Vista Del Sol Elementary School, which is a part of SOCORRO ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
James P Butler Elementary School has a regular student population of 947 with a 17.9 students/teacher ratio while Vista Del Sol Elementary School has 534 students and a student-teacher ratio of 14.1 students/teacher ratio.
James P Butler 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 74 in student achievement, 90 in school progress and 78 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, Vista Del Sol Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 74 in student achievement, 94 in school progress, 83 in closing performance gaps and 91 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.
Vista Del Sol Elementary School's one out of seven distinction is in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA). James P Butler Elementary School has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in James P Butler Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 86.38% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (7.81%), African Americans (3.48%), Two or More Races (1.37%), Asians (0.63%) and Native Americans (0.11%).
At Vista Del Sol Elementary School, Hispanics make up 97.57% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (1.50%), Two or More Races (0.75%) and African Americans (0.19%). There is no Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.
Based on household incomes, the James P Butler Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 57.13% compared to 86.33% at Vista Del Sol 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 P Butler Elementary School has a higher number of English Language Learners comprising 19.64% of its student population compared to 33.33% at Vista Del Sol Elementary School.
James P Butler Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 20.49%, gifted and talented students, 4.86%, while 8.98% are in the special education program. Vista Del Sol Elementary School bilingual students comprise 34.08%, gifted and talented students, 1.87%, and 11.05% are in the special education program.
52 teachers employed at James P Butler Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.5 years. The 37 teachers at Vista Del Sol Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.9 years.
Of its teaching staff, James P Butler Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 20 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 15 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Vista Del Sol Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 23 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six 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 James P Butler Elementary School there are 46 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by nine teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.
At Vista Del Sol Elementary School there are 34 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by 13 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.
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