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 Lamkin Elementary School, which is a part of CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD, with Holbrook Elementary School, which is a part of CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Lamkin Elementary School has a regular student population of 892 with a 15.6 students/teacher ratio while Holbrook Elementary School has 928 students and a student-teacher ratio of 14.7 students/teacher ratio.
Lamkin 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 77 in student achievement, 83 in school progress and 78 in closing performance gaps. It scored 82 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, Holbrook Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 71 in student achievement, 80 in school progress, 75 in closing performance gaps and 79 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.
Holbrook Elementary School's one out of seven distinction is in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA). Lamkin Elementary School has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Lamkin Elementary School. They make up for 35.09% of student population, followed by African Americans (26.57%), Whites or Caucasians (24.66%), Asians (6.95%), Two or More Races (5.83%) and Native Americans (0.90%).
At Holbrook Elementary School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 62.07% of student population, followed by African Americans (29.42%), Whites or Caucasians (5.50%), Two or More Races (1.62%), Asians (0.75%) and Native Americans (0.65%).
Based on household incomes, the Lamkin Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 67.71% compared to 90.73% at Holbrook 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, Lamkin Elementary School has 86 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 9.64% of student population. Holbrook Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 321 or about 34.59% of student population.
Lamkin Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 9.53%, gifted and talented students, 3.25%, while 15.58% are in the special education program. Holbrook Elementary School bilingual students comprise 33.73%, gifted and talented students, 1.29%, and 11.96% are in the special education program.
57 teachers employed at Lamkin Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.6 years. The 62 teachers at Holbrook Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7.5 years.
Of its teaching staff, Lamkin Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 14 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 15 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Holbrook Elementary School no teacher 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, 23 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 20 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including seven beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Lamkin Elementary School there are 51 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by 21 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and 12 more working as school support staff.
At Holbrook Elementary School there are 60 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by 25 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and 12 more working as school support staff.
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