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 W A Martin 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 W A Martin Elementary School has 660 students and a student-teacher ratio of 16.5 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, W A Martin Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 64 in student achievement, 74 in school progress, 68 in closing performance gaps and 72 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. W A Martin 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 W A Martin Elementary School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 57.73% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (35.30%), African Americans (5.15%), Two or More Races (1.06%), Asians (0.15%) and Native Americans (0.15%).
Based on household incomes, the Barbara Walker Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 54.91% compared to 68.18% at W A Martin 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. W A Martin Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 253 or about 38.33% 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 W A Martin Elementary School with 38.18% bilingual students, 5.45% gifted and talented students and 17.42% 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 40 teachers at W A Martin Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 4.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.8 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. W A Martin Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 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 W A Martin Elementary School there are 39 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by 15 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.
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