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 V M Adams Elementary School, which is a part of HARLANDALE ISD, with Collier Elementary School, which is a part of HARLANDALE ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
V M Adams Elementary School has a regular student population of 579 with a 15.7 students/teacher ratio while Collier Elementary School has 379 students and a student-teacher ratio of 13.5 students/teacher ratio.
V M Adams 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 58 in student achievement, 79 in school progress and 74 in closing performance gaps. It scored 78 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, Collier Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 72 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 77 in closing performance gaps and 87 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.
Distinction Designations for V M Adams Elementary School and Collier Elementary School are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in V M Adams Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 98.79% of student population, followed by African Americans (0.69%) and Whites or Caucasians (0.52%). There is no Asians, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.
At Collier Elementary School, Hispanics make up 98.94% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (1.06%). There is no African Americans, Asians, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.
Based on household incomes, V M Adams Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 94.30% compared to 93.40% at Collier 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, V M Adams Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 21.93% of its student population compared to 17.41% at Collier Elementary School.
In addition, V M Adams Elementary School has 29.19% bilingual students, 3.11% are in the gifted and talented program, while 10.36% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Collier Elementary School with 22.43% bilingual students, 5.01% gifted and talented students and 7.39% students in the special education program.
37 teachers employed at V M Adams Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10 years. The 28 teachers at Collier Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.4 years.
Of its teaching staff, V M Adams Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Collier Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three 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 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At V M Adams Elementary School there are 33 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and nine more working as school support staff.
At Collier Elementary School there are 25 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine teachers are aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and ten more working as school support staff.
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