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 French Elementary School, which is a part of KLEIN ISD, with Greenwood Forest Elementary School, which is a part of KLEIN ISD, we noted a big difference in ratings.
French Elementary School has a regular student population of 858 with a 16 students/teacher ratio while Greenwood Forest Elementary School has 680 students and a student-teacher ratio of 13.7 students/teacher ratio.
French 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 93 in student achievement, 94 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, Greenwood Forest Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 71 in student achievement, 80 in school progress, 74 in closing performance gaps and 78 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.
French Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Greenwood Forest Elementary School did not earn any distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at French Elementary School. They make up for 53.03% of student population, followed by Hispanics (21.33%), African Americans (11.54%), Asians (8.74%), Two or More Races (4.90%) and Native Americans (0.23%).
At Greenwood Forest Elementary School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 61.62% of student population, followed by African Americans (24.41%), Asians (5.00%), Whites or Caucasians (4.85%), Two or More Races (3.97%) and Native Americans (0.15%).
Based on household incomes, the French Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 16.78% compared to 70.88% at Greenwood Forest 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, French Elementary School has 69 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 8.04% of student population. Greenwood Forest Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 219 or about 32.21% of student population.
French Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 7.34%, gifted and talented students, 8.51%, while 9.91% are in the special education program. Greenwood Forest Elementary School bilingual students comprise 32.35%, gifted and talented students, 1.47%, and 14.56% are in the special education program.
53 teachers employed at French Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.1 years. The 49 teachers at Greenwood Forest Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 5.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9 years.
Of its teaching staff, French Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 21 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including eight beginning teachers. Greenwood Forest Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 17 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 18 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At French Elementary School there are 52 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by six teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.
At Greenwood Forest Elementary School there are 44 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by ten teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.
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