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 Marjory Vickery Elementary School, which is a part of LEWISVILLE ISD, with Stem Academy At Valley Ridge Elementary School, which is a part of LEWISVILLE ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Marjory Vickery Elementary School has a regular student population of 628 with a 11.7 students/teacher ratio while Stem Academy At Valley Ridge Elementary School has 549 students and a student-teacher ratio of 12.1 students/teacher ratio.
Marjory Vickery 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 70 in student achievement, 86 in school progress and 76 in closing performance gaps. It scored 83 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, Stem Academy At Valley Ridge Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 85 in student achievement, 93 in school progress, 82 in closing performance gaps and 90 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.
Stem Academy At Valley Ridge Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science and with 25% student progress. Marjory Vickery Elementary School has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Marjory Vickery Elementary School. They make up for 64.97% of student population, followed by Asians (15.13%), Whites or Caucasians (9.87%), African Americans (6.21%), Two or More Races (3.66%) and Native Americans (0.16%).
The student population at Stem Academy At Valley Ridge Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 34.79%, followed by Hispanics (30.78%), African Americans (20.04%), Asians (7.65%), Two or More Races (6.01%) and Native Americans (0.18%).
Based on household incomes, Marjory Vickery Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 70.22% compared to 38.98% at Stem Academy At Valley Ridge 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, Marjory Vickery Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 64.97% of its student population compared to 11.48% at Stem Academy At Valley Ridge Elementary School.
Marjory Vickery Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 75.16%, gifted and talented students, 4.46%, while 20.70% are in the special education program. Stem Academy At Valley Ridge Elementary School bilingual students comprise 11.11%, gifted and talented students, 4.37%, and 21.31% are in the special education program.
53 teachers employed at Marjory Vickery Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.4 years. The 45 teachers at Stem Academy At Valley Ridge Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 10.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.2 years.
Of its teaching staff, Marjory Vickery Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Stem Academy At Valley Ridge Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 12 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, six teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 16 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Marjory Vickery Elementary School there are 47 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by eight 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.
At Stem Academy At Valley Ridge Elementary School there are 41 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by six teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.
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