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 Memorial Drive Elementary School, which is a part of SPRING BRANCH ISD, with The Lion Lane School, which is a part of SPRING BRANCH ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Memorial Drive Elementary School has a regular student population of 391 with a 15 students/teacher ratio while The Lion Lane School has 217 students and a student-teacher ratio of 16.7 students/teacher ratio.
Memorial Drive 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 95 in student achievement, 94 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 97 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, The Lion Lane School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted only 83 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.
Memorial Drive Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. The Lion Lane School did not earn any distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Memorial Drive Elementary School is Whites or Caucasians who make up nearly 66.75% of student population, followed by Hispanics (14.07%), Asians (10.23%), Two or More Races (8.18%) and African Americans (0.77%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
At The Lion Lane School, Hispanics make up 79.26% of student population, followed by African Americans (8.76%), Whites or Caucasians (8.29%), Asians (1.84%), Two or More Races (1.38%) and Native Americans (0.46%).
Based on household incomes, the Memorial Drive Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 9.21% compared to 89.40% at The Lion Lane 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, Memorial Drive Elementary School has 23 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 5.88% of student population. The Lion Lane School has significantly more ELLs at 153 or about 70.51% of student population.
Memorial Drive Elementary School 9.97% are in the special education program, 14.32% are in the gifted and talented program, and bilingual students comprise 5.88% students. The Lion Lane School has no gifted and talented student, while 4.61% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 70.51% students.
26 teachers employed at Memorial Drive Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.5 years. The 13 teachers at The Lion Lane School have been serving the school for an average of 10.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 15 years.
Of its teaching staff, Memorial Drive Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five 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. The Lion Lane School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, five teachers have worked for 11-20 years, two teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while three 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 Memorial Drive Elementary School there are 25 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, five teachers are 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.
On the other hand, The Lion Lane School has an all-female teaching staff. Of its teaching staff, 14 teachers are 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.
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