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.
We are making this task easier for you by comparing two above average elementary schools: Martin Elementary School and Outley Elementary School. We compiled relevant data for you to be able to make an informed decision. Both schools are under the jurisdiction of the ALIEF ISD.
Martin Elementary School has a regular student population of 792 with a 12.7 students/teacher ratio while Outley Elementary School has 946 students and a student-teacher ratio of 13.7 students/teacher ratio.
Martin 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 72 in student achievement, 86 in school progress and 78 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, Outley Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 75 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 77 in closing performance gaps and 86 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.
Outley Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics and post-secondary. Martin Elementary School has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Martin Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 81.19% of student population, followed by Asians (8.46%), African Americans (7.20%), Whites or Caucasians (2.78%) and Native Americans (0.38%). There is no Two or More Races student in the school.
At Outley Elementary School, African Americans are the biggest group, comprising 61.63% of student population, followed by Hispanics (23.68%), Asians (8.25%), Whites or Caucasians (5.60%), Native Americans (0.53%) and Two or More Races (0.32%).
Based on household incomes, Martin Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 89.14% compared to 82.77% at Outley 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, Martin Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 77.53% of its student population compared to 30.55% at Outley Elementary School.
In addition, Martin Elementary School has 82.20% bilingual students, 1.39% are in the gifted and talented program, while 7.70% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Outley Elementary School with 30.76% bilingual students, 5.71% gifted and talented students and 8.25% students in the special education program.
62 teachers employed at Martin Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7.3 years. The 68 teachers at Outley Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.7 years.
Of its teaching staff, Martin Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 14 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 30 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Outley Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 26 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including eight beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Martin Elementary School there are 56 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by 20 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.
At Outley Elementary School there are 59 female teachers and nine male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine teachers are aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.
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