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 above average elementary schools: Francone Elementary School and Tipps Elementary School. We compiled relevant data for you to be able to make an informed decision. Both schools are under the jurisdiction of the CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD.
Francone Elementary School has a regular student population of 813 with a 13.9 students/teacher ratio while Tipps Elementary School has 1,006 students and a student-teacher ratio of 14.7 students/teacher ratio.
Francone 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 71 in student achievement, 88 in school progress and 77 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, Tipps Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 70 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 78 in closing performance gaps and 88 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.
Both schools garnered only one distinction designation or award for performance. For Francone Elementary School this is in Science while Tipps Elementary School secured one for with 25% student progress.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Francone Elementary School. They make up for 49.94% of student population, followed by African Americans (38.01%), Whites or Caucasians (5.29%), Two or More Races (3.94%), Asians (2.09%) and Native Americans (0.74%).
At Tipps Elementary School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 65.90% of student population, followed by African Americans (20.97%), Whites or Caucasians (4.67%), Asians (4.08%), Two or More Races (2.49%) and Native Americans (1.89%).
Based on household incomes, the Francone Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 88.31% compared to 91.55% at Tipps 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, Francone Elementary School has 185 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 22.76% of student population. Tipps Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 449 or about 44.63% of student population.
In addition, Francone Elementary School has 21.89% bilingual students, 0.86% are in the gifted and talented program, while 12.42% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Tipps Elementary School with 44.04% bilingual students, 1.39% gifted and talented students and 10.14% students in the special education program.
58 teachers employed at Francone Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.1 years. The 68 teachers at Tipps Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.3 years.
Of its teaching staff, Francone Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 19 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 20 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Tipps Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 22 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 22 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 Francone Elementary School there are 54 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by 20 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and 11 more working as school support staff.
At Tipps Elementary School there are 62 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by 29 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and 11 more working as school support staff.
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