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.
We are making this task easier for you by comparing two excellent elementary schools: Briargrove Elementary School and Cornelius Elementary School. We compiled relevant data for you to be able to make an informed decision. Both schools are under the jurisdiction of the HOUSTON ISD.
Briargrove Elementary School has a regular student population of 812 with a 18.4 students/teacher ratio while Cornelius Elementary School has 800 students and a student-teacher ratio of 18.4 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, Cornelius Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 83 in student achievement, 95 in school progress, 98 in closing performance gaps and 96 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.
It is in this area where the two schools differ. Briargrove Elementary School’s two out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) and with 25% student progress. Cornelius Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.
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 Cornelius Elementary School, Hispanics make up 83.00% of student population, followed by African Americans (14.13%), Whites or Caucasians (1.25%), Asians (0.88%), Two or More Races (0.63%) and Native Americans (0.13%).
Based on household incomes, the Briargrove Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 51.23% compared to 94.63% at Cornelius 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, Briargrove Elementary School has 241 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 29.68% of student population. Cornelius Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 394 or about 49.25% 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 Cornelius Elementary School with 41.13% bilingual students, 7.25% gifted and talented students and 4.25% 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 43 teachers at Cornelius Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7.4 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. Cornelius Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, six teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 25 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two 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 Cornelius Elementary School there are 39 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight teachers are aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has zero staff members in the school administration department and nine more working as school support staff.
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