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 Barbara Walker Elementary School, which is a part of CRANDALL ISD, with Nola Kathryn Wilson Elementary School, which is a part of CRANDALL ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Barbara Walker Elementary School has a regular student population of 530 with a 14.7 students/teacher ratio while Nola Kathryn Wilson Elementary School has 575 students and a student-teacher ratio of 16.1 students/teacher ratio.
Barbara Walker 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 79 in student achievement, 85 in school progress and 89 in closing performance gaps. It scored 86 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, Nola Kathryn Wilson Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 76 in student achievement, 74 in school progress, 70 in closing performance gaps and 74 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.
Barbara Walker Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science and 25% closing performance gaps. Nola Kathryn Wilson Elementary School did not earn any distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, African Americans comprise the biggest group at Barbara Walker Elementary School. They make up for 38.11% of student population, followed by Hispanics (27.92%), Whites or Caucasians (27.74%), Two or More Races (5.66%), Native Americans (0.38%) and Asians (0.19%).
At Nola Kathryn Wilson Elementary School, Whites or Caucasians are the biggest group, comprising 61.04% of student population, followed by Hispanics (30.96%), Two or More Races (4.17%), African Americans (2.61%), Native Americans (1.04%) and Asians (0.17%).
Based on household incomes, Barbara Walker Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 54.91% compared to 52.52% at Nola Kathryn Wilson 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, Barbara Walker Elementary School has 51 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 9.62% of student population. Nola Kathryn Wilson Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 81 or about 14.09% of student population.
In addition, Barbara Walker Elementary School has 8.87% bilingual students, 5.28% are in the gifted and talented program, while 16.42% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Nola Kathryn Wilson Elementary School with 13.91% bilingual students, 9.39% gifted and talented students and 14.61% students in the special education program.
36 teachers employed at Barbara Walker Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 3.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.1 years. The 35 teachers at Nola Kathryn Wilson Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 4.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.2 years.
Of its teaching staff, Barbara Walker Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 15 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Nola Kathryn Wilson Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten 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 Barbara Walker Elementary School there are 33 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by 13 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 Nola Kathryn Wilson Elementary School there are 33 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by nine teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.
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