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: Law Elementary School and Roosevelt 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.
Law Elementary School has a regular student population of 566 with a 21 students/teacher ratio while Roosevelt Elementary School has 433 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15.3 students/teacher ratio.
Law 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 71 in student achievement, 93 in school progress and 83 in closing performance gaps. It scored 90 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, Roosevelt Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 75 in student achievement, 91 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.
It is in this area where the two schools differ. Law Elementary School's five out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Roosevelt Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Comparative Closing the Gaps.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Law Elementary School is African Americans who make up nearly 67.14% of student population, followed by Hispanics (28.80%), Whites or Caucasians (2.12%), Asians (1.06%), Two or More Races (0.71%) and Native Americans (0.18%).
At Roosevelt Elementary School, Hispanics make up 92.61% of student population, followed by African Americans (5.08%), Whites or Caucasians (2.08%) and Asians (0.23%). There is no Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.
Based on household incomes, Law Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 97.53% compared to 86.61% at Roosevelt 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, Law Elementary School has 100 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 17.67% of student population. Roosevelt Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 165 or about 38.11% of student population.
In addition, Law Elementary School has 26.50% bilingual students, 2.12% are in the gifted and talented program, while 7.77% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Roosevelt Elementary School with 55.66% bilingual students, 15.24% gifted and talented students and 6.93% students in the special education program.
27 teachers employed at Law Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.5 years. The 28 teachers at Roosevelt Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.9 years.
Of its teaching staff, Law Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, three teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Roosevelt Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, four teachers have worked for 11-20 years, two teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 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 Law Elementary School there are 22 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by four 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 Roosevelt Elementary School there are 24 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by four teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has zero staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.
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