Per the websites of each school, the following number of classrooms are offered:
Hicks Elementary:
Kindergarten = 5 Classrooms
1st Grade = 7 Classrooms
2nd Grade = 8 Classrooms
3rd Grade = 7 Classrooms
4th Grade = 6 Classrooms
5th Grade = 0 Classrooms
6th Grade = 0 Classrooms
Orchard Hills School
Kindergarten = 0 Classrooms
1st Grade = 0 Classrooms
2nd Grade = 0 Classrooms
3rd Grade = 0 Classrooms
4th Grade = 0 Classrooms
5th Grade = 8 Classrooms
6th Grade = 7 Classrooms
Per TUSD Administration, there are not enough kids enrolled at Orchard Hills school to expand the grades. To me, it seems like they are packing K-4 at Hicks and packing Orchard Hills with grades 5 - 8. Am I missing something, or could they easily split the students and open all grades at both schools? Orchard Hills only offer 16 classrooms for K-6. I'd assume there are enough student in the Orchard Hills boundaries (Currently living in Orchard Hills community/apartment and attending Hicks) to fill the classrooms.
Any insight to the situation? Thank you in advance...
Hicks Elementary:
Kindergarten = 5 Classrooms
1st Grade = 7 Classrooms
2nd Grade = 8 Classrooms
3rd Grade = 7 Classrooms
4th Grade = 6 Classrooms
5th Grade = 0 Classrooms
6th Grade = 0 Classrooms
Orchard Hills School
Kindergarten = 0 Classrooms
1st Grade = 0 Classrooms
2nd Grade = 0 Classrooms
3rd Grade = 0 Classrooms
4th Grade = 0 Classrooms
5th Grade = 8 Classrooms
6th Grade = 7 Classrooms
Per TUSD Administration, there are not enough kids enrolled at Orchard Hills school to expand the grades. To me, it seems like they are packing K-4 at Hicks and packing Orchard Hills with grades 5 - 8. Am I missing something, or could they easily split the students and open all grades at both schools? Orchard Hills only offer 16 classrooms for K-6. I'd assume there are enough student in the Orchard Hills boundaries (Currently living in Orchard Hills community/apartment and attending Hicks) to fill the classrooms.
Any insight to the situation? Thank you in advance...