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 Gregory-Lincoln Ed Ctr, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, with Harris J R Elementary School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Gregory-Lincoln Ed Ctr has a regular student population of 599 with a 15.2 students/teacher ratio while Harris J R Elementary School has 309 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15.4 students/teacher ratio.
Gregory-Lincoln Ed Ctr 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 67 in student achievement, 89 in school progress and 74 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, Harris J R Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 69 in student achievement, 94 in school progress, 79 in closing performance gaps and 90 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.
Gregory-Lincoln Ed Ctr's two out of seven distinctions are in post-secondary and with 25% student progress. Harris J R Elementary School did not earn any distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, African Americans comprise the biggest group at Gregory-Lincoln Ed Ctr. They make up for 63.44% of student population, followed by Hispanics (29.38%), Whites or Caucasians (3.51%), Two or More Races (2.67%), Asians (0.67%) and Native Americans (0.33%).
At Harris J R Elementary School, Hispanics make up 97.41% of student population, followed by African Americans (1.94%) and Whites or Caucasians (0.65%). There is no Asians, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.
Based on household incomes, the Gregory-Lincoln Ed Ctr’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 92.15% compared to 99.03% at Harris J R 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, Gregory-Lincoln Ed Ctr has 80 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 13.36% of student population. Harris J R Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 187 or about 60.52% of student population.
Gregory-Lincoln Ed Ctr’s bilingual students comprise 13.69%, gifted and talented students, 10.02%, while 9.02% are in the special education program. Harris J R Elementary School bilingual students comprise 60.19%, gifted and talented students, 1.62%, and 8.74% are in the special education program.
39 teachers employed at Gregory-Lincoln Ed Ctr have been teaching in the school for an average of about 5.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.9 years. The 20 teachers at Harris J R Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 10.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.5 years.
Of its teaching staff, Gregory-Lincoln Ed Ctr no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, seven teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 19 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Harris J R Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, seven teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while three 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 Gregory-Lincoln Ed Ctr there are 32 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three teachers are aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.
At Harris J R Elementary School there are 17 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by three teachers 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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