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 Margaret B Henderson Elementary School, which is a part of DALLAS ISD, with George Herbert Walker Bush Elementary School, which is a part of DALLAS ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Margaret B Henderson Elementary School has a regular student population of 360 with a 13.4 students/teacher ratio while George Herbert Walker Bush Elementary School has 656 students and a student-teacher ratio of 17 students/teacher ratio.
Margaret B Henderson 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 80 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 92 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, George Herbert Walker Bush Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 80 in student achievement, 93 in school progress, 94 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.
It is in this area where the two schools differ. Margaret B Henderson Elementary School’s two out of seven distinctions are in post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. George Herbert Walker Bush Elementary School's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Margaret B Henderson Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 89.72% of student population, followed by African Americans (5.83%), Whites or Caucasians (2.78%), Two or More Races (0.83%), Asians (0.56%) and Native Americans (0.28%).
The student population at George Herbert Walker Bush Elementary School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 52.59%, followed by African Americans (34.91%), Whites or Caucasians (5.34%), Two or More Races (4.42%), Asians (1.68%) and Native Americans (0.30%).
Based on household incomes, Margaret B Henderson Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 90.00% compared to 82.47% at George Herbert Walker Bush 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, Margaret B Henderson Elementary School has 225 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 62.50% of student population. George Herbert Walker Bush Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 266 or about 40.55% of student population.
Margaret B Henderson Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 58.61%, gifted and talented students, 14.72%, while 7.78% are in the special education program. George Herbert Walker Bush Elementary School bilingual students comprise 39.79%, gifted and talented students, 11.89%, and 6.86% are in the special education program.
26 teachers employed at Margaret B Henderson Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.2 years. The 38 teachers at George Herbert Walker Bush Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.2 years.
Of its teaching staff, Margaret B Henderson Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, six teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. George Herbert Walker Bush Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 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 Margaret B Henderson Elementary School there are 21 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 two staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.
At George Herbert Walker Bush Elementary School there are 30 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by nine 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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