Compare Teague Elementary School with Garfield Elementary School

Teague 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, 85 in school progress and 76 in closing performance gaps. It scored 82 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, Garfield Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 69 in student achievement, 93 in school progress, 77 in closing performance gaps and 88 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.

Garfield Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics and with 25% student progress. Teague Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Teague Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 72.86% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (10.85%), Asians (9.91%), African Americans (5.56%) and Two or More Races (0.81%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At Garfield Elementary School, Hispanics make up 89.09% of student population, followed by African Americans (6.62%), Whites or Caucasians (3.58%), Asians (0.54%) and Two or More Races (0.18%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Teague Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 70.01% compared to 90.16% at Garfield 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, Teague Elementary School has 247 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 33.51% of student population. Garfield Elementary School has more ELLs at 268 or about 47.94% of student population.

In addition, Teague Elementary School has 26.32% bilingual students, 2.17% are in the gifted and talented program, while 15.60% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Garfield Elementary School with 56.17% bilingual students, 6.26% gifted and talented students and 9.84% students in the special education program.

52 teachers employed at Teague Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.8 years. The 45 teachers at Garfield Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 11.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.4 years.

Of its teaching staff, Teague Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 17 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Garfield Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 21 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Teague Elementary School there are 50 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by 22 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.

At Garfield Elementary School there are 41 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by 18 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.