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: L O Donald Elementary School and Chapel Hill Preparatory-A Personalized Lrning Sch. We compiled relevant data for you to be able to make an informed decision. Both schools are under the jurisdiction of the DALLAS ISD.
L O Donald Elementary School has a regular student population of 335 with a 12.4 students/teacher ratio while Chapel Hill Preparatory-A Personalized Lrning Sch has 417 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15.3 students/teacher ratio.
L O Donald 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 76 in student achievement, 85 in school progress and 74 in closing performance gaps. It scored 82 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, Chapel Hill Preparatory-A Personalized Lrning Sch also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 72 in student achievement, 81 in school progress, 88 in closing performance gaps and 81 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.
Both schools garnered only two distinction designations or awards for performance. For L O Donald Elementary School these are in Science and post-secondary while Chapel Hill Preparatory-A Personalized Lrning Sch secured in post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in L O Donald Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 96.42% of student population, followed by African Americans (2.09%), Two or More Races (0.90%) and Whites or Caucasians (0.60%). There is no Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.
At Chapel Hill Preparatory-A Personalized Lrning Sch, Hispanics make up 85.37% of student population, followed by African Americans (6.47%), Whites or Caucasians (5.52%), Two or More Races (1.20%), Asians (0.96%) and Native Americans (0.48%).
Based on household incomes, L O Donald Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 92.24% compared to 91.85% at Chapel Hill Preparatory-A Personalized Lrning Sch.
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, L O Donald Elementary School has 216 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 64.48% of student population. Chapel Hill Preparatory-A Personalized Lrning Sch has significantly more ELLs at 269 or about 64.51% of student population.
L O Donald Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 57.91%, gifted and talented students, 18.21%, while 10.45% are in the special education program. Chapel Hill Preparatory-A Personalized Lrning Sch bilingual students comprise 58.75%, gifted and talented students, 7.67%, and 14.39% are in the special education program.
27 teachers employed at L O Donald Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12 years. The 27 teachers at Chapel Hill Preparatory-A Personalized Lrning Sch have been serving the school for an average of 8.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10 years.
Of its teaching staff, L O Donald Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 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 one beginning teacher only. Chapel Hill Preparatory-A Personalized Lrning Sch no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, seven teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine 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 L O Donald Elementary School there are 23 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is 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 three more working as school support staff.
At Chapel Hill Preparatory-A Personalized Lrning Sch there are 23 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is 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 four more working as school support staff.
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