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 Community Services-Sec, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, with Kashmere Gardens Elementary School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, we noted a wide disparity in ratings.
Community Services-Sec has a regular student population of 74 with a 1.9 students/teacher ratio while Kashmere Gardens Elementary School has 445 students and a student-teacher ratio of 16.5 students/teacher ratio.
Kashmere Gardens 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 51 in student achievement, 89 in school progress and 72 in closing performance gaps. It scored 84 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, the performance indicators not applicable for Community Services-Sec.
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.
Kashmere Gardens Elementary School's one out of seven distinction is in with 25% student progress. Community Services-Sec has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Community Services-Sec. They make up for 58.11% of student population, followed by African Americans (21.62%), Whites or Caucasians (17.57%), Asians (1.35%) and Two or More Races (1.35%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
At Kashmere Gardens Elementary School, African Americans make up 78.65% of student population, followed by Hispanics (19.10%), Two or More Races (1.12%) and Whites or Caucasians (0.90%). There is no Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.
Based on household incomes, the Community Services-Sec’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 74.32% compared to 98.88% at Kashmere Gardens 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, Community Services-Sec has 18 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 24.32% of student population. Kashmere Gardens Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 45 or about 10.11% of student population.
Community Services-Sec has no gifted and talented student, while 4.05% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 24.32% students. Kashmere Gardens Elementary School 5.62% are in the special education program, 1.57% are in the gifted and talented program, and bilingual students comprise 9.66% students.
38 teachers employed at Community Services-Sec have been teaching in the school for an average of about 19.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 22.5 years. The 26 teachers at Kashmere Gardens Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 3.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.4 years.
Of its teaching staff, Community Services-Sec has eight teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 11 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 16 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, one teacher only has worked for 6-10 years, while one teacher only has been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Kashmere Gardens Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, four teachers have worked for 11-20 years, three teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Community Services-Sec there are 27 female teachers and 11 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight teachers are in special education without any assistance. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and one more working as school support staff.
At Kashmere Gardens Elementary School there are 25 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, two teachers are aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.
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