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 Gross Elementary School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, with Wharton K-8 Dual Language Academy, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Gross Elementary School has a regular student population of 502 with a 20.7 students/teacher ratio while Wharton K-8 Dual Language Academy has 608 students and a student-teacher ratio of 16.4 students/teacher ratio.
Gross 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 60 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 78 in closing performance gaps. It scored 87 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, Wharton K-8 Dual Language Academy performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 91 in student achievement, 89 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 94 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.
Wharton K-8 Dual Language Academy's four out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Gross Elementary School has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Gross Elementary School. They make up for 55.58% of student population, followed by African Americans (40.04%), Whites or Caucasians (1.59%), Asians (1.39%) and Two or More Races (1.39%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
At Wharton K-8 Dual Language Academy, Hispanics make up 67.43% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (16.78%), African Americans (10.53%), Asians (2.63%) and Two or More Races (2.63%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
Based on household incomes, Gross Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 98.80% compared to 46.71% at Wharton K-8 Dual Language Academy.
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, Gross Elementary School has 224 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 44.62% of student population. Wharton K-8 Dual Language Academy has significantly more ELLs at 270 or about 44.41% of student population.
In addition, Gross Elementary School has 44.22% bilingual students, 3.19% are in the gifted and talented program, while 8.76% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Wharton K-8 Dual Language Academy with 96.05% bilingual students, 24.84% gifted and talented students and 4.11% students in the special education program.
24 teachers employed at Gross Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.4 years. The 37 teachers at Wharton K-8 Dual Language Academy have been serving the school for an average of 11.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14.2 years.
Of its teaching staff, Gross Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Wharton K-8 Dual Language Academy no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while four 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 Gross Elementary School there are 18 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by five teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.
At Wharton K-8 Dual Language Academy there are 31 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four teachers are aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.
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