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 Colony Meadows Elementary School, which is a part of FORT BEND ISD, with Mary Austin Holley Elementary School, which is a part of FORT BEND ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Colony Meadows Elementary School has a regular student population of 611 with a 14.7 students/teacher ratio while Mary Austin Holley Elementary School has 624 students and a student-teacher ratio of 12.6 students/teacher ratio.
Colony Meadows 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 94 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 96 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, Mary Austin Holley Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 72 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 78 in closing performance gaps and 86 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.
Colony Meadows Elementary School's two out of seven distinctions are in post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Mary Austin Holley Elementary School did not earn any distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Asians comprise the biggest group at Colony Meadows Elementary School. They make up for 48.12% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (27.99%), Hispanics (13.26%), Two or More Races (6.06%), African Americans (4.09%) and Native Americans (0.33%).
At Mary Austin Holley Elementary School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 55.13% of student population, followed by African Americans (31.57%), Asians (9.46%), Two or More Races (1.92%), Whites or Caucasians (1.76%) and Native Americans (0.16%).
Based on household incomes, the Colony Meadows Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 18.66% compared to 80.29% at Mary Austin Holley 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, Colony Meadows Elementary School has 132 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 21.60% of student population. Mary Austin Holley Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 325 or about 52.08% of student population.
Colony Meadows Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 20.62%, gifted and talented students, 9.98%, while 8.67% are in the special education program. Mary Austin Holley Elementary School bilingual students comprise 51.92%, gifted and talented students, 1.28%, and 10.42% are in the special education program.
41 teachers employed at Colony Meadows Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.7 years. The 49 teachers at Mary Austin Holley Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.7 years.
Of its teaching staff, Colony Meadows Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Mary Austin Holley Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Colony Meadows Elementary School there are 37 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by five teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.
At Mary Austin Holley Elementary School there are 40 female teachers and nine male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven 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 seven more working as school support staff.
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