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 W R Hatfield Elementary School, which is a part of NORTHWEST ISD, with J Lyndal Hughes Elementary School, which is a part of NORTHWEST ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
W R Hatfield Elementary School has a regular student population of 515 with a 15 students/teacher ratio while J Lyndal Hughes Elementary School has 674 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15.4 students/teacher ratio.
W R Hatfield Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A (90-100) 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 83 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 89 in closing performance gaps. It scored 90 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, J Lyndal Hughes Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 78 in student achievement, 82 in school progress, 81 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.
Distinction Designations for W R Hatfield Elementary School and J Lyndal Hughes Elementary School are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at W R Hatfield Elementary School. They make up for 50.49% of student population, followed by Hispanics (20.97%), African Americans (18.83%), Two or More Races (4.47%), Asians (3.50%) and Native Americans (0.78%).
The student population at J Lyndal Hughes Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 50.00%, followed by Hispanics (23.59%), African Americans (14.69%), Asians (7.12%), Two or More Races (3.71%) and Native Americans (0.59%).
Based on household incomes, the W R Hatfield Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 23.88% compared to 29.82% at J Lyndal Hughes 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, W R Hatfield Elementary School has 49 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 9.51% of student population. J Lyndal Hughes Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 75 or about 11.13% of student population.
W R Hatfield Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 9.13%, gifted and talented students, 10.29%, while 14.95% are in the special education program. J Lyndal Hughes Elementary School bilingual students comprise 10.68%, gifted and talented students, 6.08%, and 16.32% are in the special education program.
34 teachers employed at W R Hatfield Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 5.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.2 years. The 43 teachers at J Lyndal Hughes Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.1 years.
Of its teaching staff, W R Hatfield Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. J Lyndal Hughes Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. W R Hatfield Elementary School has an all-female teaching staff. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are 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 six more working as school support staff.
At J Lyndal Hughes Elementary School there are 42 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by nine teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.
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