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 Coop Elementary School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, with Farias Early Childhood Center, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Coop Elementary School has a regular student population of 568 with a 17 students/teacher ratio while Farias Early Childhood Center has 385 students and a student-teacher ratio of 18.9 students/teacher ratio.
Coop 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 58 in student achievement, 89 in school progress and 75 in closing performance gaps. It scored 85 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, Farias Early Childhood Center performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted only 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.
Distinction Designations for Coop Elementary School and Farias Early Childhood Center are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Coop Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 89.08% of student population, followed by African Americans (8.98%), Whites or Caucasians (1.58%) and Two or More Races (0.35%). There is no Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.
At Farias Early Childhood Center, Hispanics make up 97.66% of student population, followed by African Americans (1.30%) and Whites or Caucasians (1.04%). There is no Asians, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.
Based on household incomes, the Coop Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 97.36% compared to 97.66% at Farias Early Childhood Center.
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, Coop Elementary School has a higher number of English Language Learners comprising 50.88% of its student population compared to 69.61% at Farias Early Childhood Center.
Coop Elementary School 8.80% are in the special education program, 2.82% are in the gifted and talented program, and bilingual students comprise 63.03% students. Farias Early Childhood Center has no gifted and talented student, while 1.30% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 69.09% students.
33 teachers employed at Coop Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.4 years. The 20 teachers at Farias Early Childhood Center have been serving the school for an average of 11.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.7 years.
Of its teaching staff, Coop Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, seven 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 seven beginning teachers. Farias Early Childhood Center has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, six teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while four teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Coop Elementary School there are 30 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by three teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has zero staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.
At Farias Early Childhood Center there are 18 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five teachers are aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.
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