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 Mitchell Elementary School, which is a part of PLANO ISD, with Haun Elementary School, which is a part of PLANO ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Mitchell Elementary School has a regular student population of 496 with a 11.8 students/teacher ratio while Haun Elementary School has 509 students and a student-teacher ratio of 12.8 students/teacher ratio.
Mitchell 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 85 in student achievement, 84 in school progress and 78 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, Haun Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 92 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 85 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.
Mitchell Elementary School's one out of seven distinction is in post-secondary. Haun Elementary School did not earn any distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, African Americans comprise the biggest group at Mitchell Elementary School. They make up for 38.71% of student population, followed by Hispanics (26.61%), Whites or Caucasians (23.99%), Two or More Races (6.25%), Asians (4.23%) and Native Americans (0.20%).
The student population at Haun Elementary School is also predominantly by Asians at 38.51%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (34.58%), African Americans (10.41%), Hispanics (9.82%), Two or More Races (6.48%) and Native Americans (0.20%).
Based on household incomes, Mitchell Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 52.82% compared to 19.06% at Haun 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, Mitchell Elementary School has 65 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 13.10% of student population. Haun Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 90 or about 17.68% of student population.
In addition, Mitchell Elementary School has 12.50% bilingual students, 7.66% are in the gifted and talented program, while 11.49% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Haun Elementary School with 16.90% bilingual students, 16.70% gifted and talented students and 11.39% students in the special education program.
42 teachers employed at Mitchell Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.8 years. The 39 teachers at Haun Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.8 years.
Of its teaching staff, Mitchell Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Haun Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine 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 Mitchell Elementary School there are 39 female teachers and two 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 zero staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.
At Haun Elementary School there are 35 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six 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 three more working as school support staff.
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