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 Briargrove Elementary School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, with Long Academy, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Briargrove Elementary School has a regular student population of 812 with a 18.4 students/teacher ratio while Long Academy has 833 students and a student-teacher ratio of 17.5 students/teacher ratio.
Briargrove 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 80 in student achievement, 96 in school progress and 87 in closing performance gaps. It scored 93 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, Long Academy earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 79 in student achievement, 86 in school progress, 74 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.
Briargrove Elementary School's two out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) and with 25% student progress. Long Academy did not earn any distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Briargrove Elementary School. They make up for 33.74% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (24.01%), African Americans (20.20%), Asians (16.50%), Two or More Races (5.42%) and Native Americans (0.12%).
At Long Academy, Hispanics make up 72.27% of student population, followed by African Americans (15.37%), Asians (8.16%), Whites or Caucasians (3.72%), Two or More Races (0.36%) and Native Americans (0.12%).
Based on household incomes, the Briargrove Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 51.23% compared to 98.32% at Long Academy.
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, Briargrove Elementary School has 241 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 29.68% of student population. Long Academy has significantly more ELLs at 535 or about 64.23% of student population.
In addition, Briargrove Elementary School has 27.83% bilingual students, 6.40% are in the gifted and talented program, while 6.53% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Long Academy with 63.51% bilingual students, 8.52% gifted and talented students and 7.92% students in the special education program.
44 teachers employed at Briargrove Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.1 years. The 47 teachers at Long Academy have been serving the school for an average of 5.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.3 years.
Of its teaching staff, Briargrove Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, five teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 18 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including eight beginning teachers. Long Academy has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 16 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Briargrove Elementary School there are 38 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six teachers are aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.
At Long Academy there are 27 female teachers and 20 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by two teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.
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