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 Olsen Park Elementary School, which is a part of AMARILLO ISD, with Humphrey's Highland Elementary School, which is a part of AMARILLO ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Olsen Park Elementary School has a regular student population of 420 with a 16.8 students/teacher ratio while Humphrey's Highland Elementary School has 520 students and a student-teacher ratio of 13.8 students/teacher ratio.
Olsen Park Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C (70-79) 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 82 in student achievement, 79 in school progress and 73 in closing performance gaps. It scored 79 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, Humphrey's Highland Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 76 in student achievement, 85 in school progress, 74 in closing performance gaps and 82 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.
Humphrey's Highland Elementary School's two out of seven distinctions are in Science and post-secondary. Olsen Park Elementary School has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Olsen Park Elementary School. They make up for 64.29% of student population, followed by Hispanics (27.14%), African Americans (4.05%), Two or More Races (2.38%) and Asians (1.90%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
At Humphrey's Highland Elementary School, Hispanics make up 87.88% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (10.19%), African Americans (1.15%), Two or More Races (0.58%) and Native Americans (0.19%). There is no Asians student in the school.
Based on household incomes, the Olsen Park Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 44.29% compared to 88.27% at Humphrey's Highland 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, Olsen Park Elementary School has 7 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 1.67% of student population. Humphrey's Highland Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 273 or about 52.50% of student population.
Olsen Park Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 1.67%, gifted and talented students, 3.33%, while 12.62% are in the special education program. Humphrey's Highland Elementary School bilingual students comprise 54.81%, gifted and talented students, 1.92%, and 14.42% are in the special education program.
25 teachers employed at Olsen Park Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12 years. The 37 teachers at Humphrey's Highland Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12 years.
Of its teaching staff, Olsen Park Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, six teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Humphrey's Highland Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 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, and school has no beginning teacher.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Olsen Park Elementary School there are 23 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by eight 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.
At Humphrey's Highland Elementary School there are 34 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by 11 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.
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