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.
We are making this task easier for you by comparing two excellent elementary schools: King Early Childhood Ctr and Foster Elementary School. We compiled relevant data for you to be able to make an informed decision. Both schools are under the jurisdiction of the HOUSTON ISD.
King Early Childhood Ctr has a regular student population of 334 with a 18.4 students/teacher ratio while Foster Elementary School has 391 students and a student-teacher ratio of 16.2 students/teacher ratio.
King Early Childhood Ctr earned a State accountability rating of A (90-100). 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 only.
On the other hand, Foster Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 80 in student achievement, 92 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.
Foster Elementary School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. King Early Childhood Ctr has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, African Americans comprise the biggest group at King Early Childhood Ctr. They make up for 49.70% of student population, followed by Hispanics (49.70%), Whites or Caucasians (0.30%) and Asians (0.30%). There is no Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.
At Foster Elementary School, African Americans make up 87.21% of student population, followed by Hispanics (11.00%), Whites or Caucasians (0.77%), Two or More Races (0.77%) and Native Americans (0.26%). There is no Asians student in the school.
Based on household incomes, King Early Childhood Ctr’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 99.70% compared to 98.21% at Foster 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, King Early Childhood Ctr has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 28.14% of its student population compared to 5.37% at Foster Elementary School.
King Early Childhood Ctr has no gifted and talented student, while 5.69% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 27.84% students. Foster Elementary School 7.67% are in the special education program, 0.51% are in the gifted and talented program, and bilingual students comprise 5.37% students.
18 teachers employed at King Early Childhood Ctr have been teaching in the school for an average of about 12.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.9 years. The 24 teachers at Foster Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 14.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 16.9 years.
Of its teaching staff, King Early Childhood Ctr has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, seven 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 one beginning teacher only. Foster Elementary School has four teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, five teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At King Early Childhood Ctr there are 17 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is 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 three more working as school support staff.
At Foster Elementary School there are 19 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by two teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and two more working as school support staff.
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