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 Sarah S King Elementary School, 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 Sarah S King Elementary School has 599 students and a student-teacher ratio of 14.9 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, Sarah S King Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 57 in student achievement, 79 in school progress, 75 in closing performance gaps and 78 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 one distinction designation or award for performance. For Margil Elementary School this is in with 25% student progress while Sarah S King Elementary School secured one for Science.
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 Sarah S King Elementary School, Hispanics make up 88.65% of student population, followed by African Americans (4.67%), Asians (3.84%), Whites or Caucasians (2.50%) and Native Americans (0.33%). There is no Two or More Races student in the school.
Based on household incomes, Margil Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 97.99% compared to 97.50% at Sarah S King 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, Margil Elementary School has 115 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 28.89% of student population. Sarah S King Elementary School has more ELLs at 125 or about 20.87% of student population.
In addition, Margil Elementary School has 30.40% bilingual students, 0.25% are in the gifted and talented program, while 13.57% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Sarah S King Elementary School with 23.87% bilingual students, 1.34% gifted and talented students and 14.52% students in the special education program.
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 40 teachers at Sarah S King Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 4.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 6.7 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. Sarah S King Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including ten 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.
At Sarah S King Elementary School there are 34 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by 12 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.
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