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 Herff Elementary School, which is a part of SAN ANTONIO ISD, with Charles Graebner Elementary School, which is a part of SAN ANTONIO ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Herff Elementary School has a regular student population of 280 with a 16.9 students/teacher ratio while Charles Graebner Elementary School has 642 students and a student-teacher ratio of 16.3 students/teacher ratio.
Herff 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 62 in student achievement, 83 in school progress and 76 in closing performance gaps. It scored 81 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, Charles Graebner Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 49 in student achievement, 80 in school progress, 69 in closing performance gaps and 77 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.
Distinction Designations for Herff Elementary School and Charles Graebner Elementary School are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Herff Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 91.43% of student population, followed by African Americans (4.64%), Whites or Caucasians (2.86%) and Two or More Races (1.07%). There is no Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.
At Charles Graebner Elementary School, Hispanics make up 97.35% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (2.65%). There is no African Americans, Asians, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.
Based on household incomes, Herff Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 95.71% compared to 94.39% at Charles Graebner 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, Herff Elementary School has 128 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 45.71% of student population. Charles Graebner Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 247 or about 38.47% of student population.
In addition, Herff Elementary School has 50.36% bilingual students, 2.86% are in the gifted and talented program, while 9.64% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Charles Graebner Elementary School with 42.06% bilingual students, 4.05% gifted and talented students and 11.53% students in the special education program.
16 teachers employed at Herff Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 3.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 5.3 years. The 39 teachers at Charles Graebner Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.5 years.
Of its teaching staff, Herff Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, four teachers have worked for 11-20 years, three teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while three teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including seven beginning teachers. Charles Graebner Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, nine teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including ten beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Herff Elementary School there are 15 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, two 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 three more working as school support staff.
At Charles Graebner Elementary School there are 30 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.
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