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 Long Elementary School, which is a part of MIDLAND ISD, with Greathouse Elementary School, which is a part of MIDLAND ISD, we noted a huge gap in ratings.
Long Elementary School has a regular student population of 559 with a 15.8 students/teacher ratio while Greathouse Elementary School has 838 students and a student-teacher ratio of 17.5 students/teacher ratio.
Long Elementary School not rated a State accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365 (Not Rated per SB 1365) 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 67 in student achievement, 69 in school progress and 62 in closing performance gaps. It scored 67 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, Greathouse Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 76 in student achievement, 67 in school progress, 67 in closing performance gaps and 73 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.
Distinction Designations for Long Elementary School and Greathouse Elementary School are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Long Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 81.75% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (9.12%), Asians (4.29%), African Americans (2.50%), Two or More Races (1.61%) and Native Americans (0.18%).
The student population at Greathouse Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 47.61%, followed by Hispanics (38.31%), Asians (5.49%), African Americans (5.25%), Two or More Races (2.98%) and Native Americans (0.36%).
Based on household incomes, Long Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 71.74% compared to 29.12% at Greathouse 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, Long Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 45.44% of its student population compared to 6.56% at Greathouse Elementary School.
Long Elementary School has no gifted and talented student, while 10.91% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 45.26% students. Greathouse Elementary School has no gifted and talented student, while 6.80% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 5.49% students.
35 teachers employed at Long Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.7 years. The 48 teachers at Greathouse Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.4 years.
Of its teaching staff, Long Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Greathouse Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Long Elementary School there are 34 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, two 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 two more working as school support staff.
On the other hand, Greathouse Elementary School has an all-female teaching staff. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.
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