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 Margil Elementary School, which is a part of SAN ANTONIO ISD, with Nelson Early Childhood Campus, which is a part of SAN ANTONIO ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Margil Elementary School has a regular student population of 398 with a 13.2 students/teacher ratio while Nelson Early Childhood Campus has 170 students and a student-teacher ratio of 12.1 students/teacher ratio.
Margil 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 57 in student achievement, 89 in school progress and 73 in closing performance gaps. It scored 84 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, Nelson Early Childhood Campus performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted only 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.
Margil Elementary School's one out of seven distinction is in with 25% student progress. Nelson Early Childhood Campus did not earn any distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Margil Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 93.22% of student population, followed by African Americans (3.27%), Whites or Caucasians (3.02%) and Two or More Races (0.50%). There is no Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.
At Nelson Early Childhood Campus, Hispanics make up 93.53% of student population, followed by African Americans (3.53%), Whites or Caucasians (1.76%) and Two or More Races (1.18%). There is no Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.
Based on household incomes, 97.99% of students at Margil Elementary School's considered economically disadvantage, while the Nelson Early Childhood Campus’s current student population of is all economically disadvantage
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, Margil Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 28.89% of its student population compared to 22.35% at Nelson Early Childhood Campus.
Margil Elementary School 13.57% are in the special education program, 0.25% are in the gifted and talented program, and bilingual students comprise 30.40% students. Nelson Early Childhood Campus has no gifted and talented student, while 19.41% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 24.71% students.
30 teachers employed at Margil Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.4 years. The 14 teachers at Nelson Early Childhood Campus have been serving the school for an average of 4.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 5.9 years.
Of its teaching staff, Margil Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, six teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers. Nelson Early Childhood Campus no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, three teachers have worked for 11-20 years, three teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five 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 Margil Elementary School there are 28 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three 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.
On the other hand, Nelson Early Childhood Campus has an all-female teaching staff. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by 17 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and two more working as school support staff.
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