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 Griffin Elementary School, which is a part of KATY ISD, with Sundown Elementary School, which is a part of KATY ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Griffin Elementary School has a regular student population of 736 with a 12.5 students/teacher ratio while Sundown Elementary School has 724 students and a student-teacher ratio of 10.6 students/teacher ratio.
Griffin 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 96 in student achievement, 95 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 97 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, Sundown Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 71 in student achievement, 83 in school progress, 78 in closing performance gaps and 82 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.
Griffin Elementary School's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Sundown Elementary School did not earn any distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Griffin Elementary School. They make up for 44.70% of student population, followed by Asians (24.73%), Hispanics (18.75%), Two or More Races (6.11%) and African Americans (5.57%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
At Sundown Elementary School, Hispanics make up 66.30% of student population, followed by African Americans (17.82%), Whites or Caucasians (10.64%), Asians (2.76%), Two or More Races (2.35%) and Native Americans (0.14%).
Based on household incomes, the Griffin Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 14.95% compared to 86.88% at Sundown 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, Griffin Elementary School has 170 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 23.10% of student population. Sundown Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 335 or about 46.27% of student population.
Griffin Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 22.01%, gifted and talented students, 10.05%, while 17.80% are in the special education program. Sundown Elementary School bilingual students comprise 46.82%, gifted and talented students, 1.66%, and 21.27% are in the special education program.
58 teachers employed at Griffin Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 10.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14.7 years. The 68 teachers at Sundown Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.1 years.
Of its teaching staff, Griffin Elementary School has six teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 25 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Sundown Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has 12 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 20 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Griffin Elementary School there are 49 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by 20 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 Sundown Elementary School there are 63 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 11 special education teachers are being assisted by 23 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.
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