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 King Early Childhood Ctr, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, with Thompson Elementary School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, we noted a big difference in ratings.
King Early Childhood Ctr has a regular student population of 334 with a 18.4 students/teacher ratio while Thompson Elementary School has 428 students and a student-teacher ratio of 16.4 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, Thompson Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 65 in student achievement, 80 in school progress, 76 in closing performance gaps and 79 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.
Thompson Elementary School's one out of seven distinction is in Science. 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 Thompson Elementary School, African Americans make up 88.79% of student population, followed by Hispanics (8.18%), Whites or Caucasians (2.10%), Two or More Races (0.70%) and Asians (0.23%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
Based on household incomes, King Early Childhood Ctr’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 99.70% compared to 99.07% at Thompson 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 1.40% at Thompson 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. Thompson Elementary School 9.35% are in the special education program, 2.80% are in the gifted and talented program, and bilingual students comprise 1.40% 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 26 teachers at Thompson Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.7 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. Thompson Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, two teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten 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 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 Thompson Elementary School there are 23 female teachers and three male teachers. 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 one staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.
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