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 Copeland Elementary School, which is a part of CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD, with Ault Elementary School, which is a part of CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Copeland Elementary School has a regular student population of 934 with a 16.2 students/teacher ratio while Ault Elementary School has 961 students and a student-teacher ratio of 14.5 students/teacher ratio.
Copeland 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 89 in student achievement, 86 in school progress and 90 in closing performance gaps. It scored 89 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, Ault Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 92 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 94 in closing performance gaps and 93 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. Except for post-secondary, Copeland Elementary School earned one out of seven distinctions. Ault Elementary School's two out of seven distinctions are in Science and post-secondary.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Copeland Elementary School. They make up for 35.01% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (26.12%), African Americans (22.16%), Asians (12.10%), Two or More Races (4.39%) and Native Americans (0.21%).
The student population at Ault Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 45.06%, followed by Hispanics (29.55%), African Americans (12.59%), Asians (8.53%), Two or More Races (3.75%) and Native Americans (0.21%).
Based on household incomes, Copeland Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 44.65% compared to 37.46% at Ault 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, Copeland Elementary School has a slightly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 14.13% of its student population compared to 11.86% at Ault Elementary School.
Copeland Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 13.06%, gifted and talented students, 6.96%, while 16.81% are in the special education program. Ault Elementary School bilingual students comprise 11.13%, gifted and talented students, 6.66%, and 9.89% are in the special education program.
57 teachers employed at Copeland Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 11.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14.4 years. The 66 teachers at Ault Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 11.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14.4 years.
Of its teaching staff, Copeland Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 14 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 21 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Ault Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 16 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 20 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 17 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Copeland Elementary School there are 55 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by 26 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and ten more working as school support staff.
At Ault Elementary School there are 65 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by 14 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and nine more working as school support staff.
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