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: Memorial Elementary School and Rice Sch /La Escuela Rice. We compiled relevant data for you to be able to make an informed decision. Both schools are under the jurisdiction of the HOUSTON ISD.
Memorial Elementary School has a regular student population of 368 with a 16.4 students/teacher ratio while Rice Sch /La Escuela Rice has 1,062 students and a student-teacher ratio of 17.1 students/teacher ratio.
Memorial 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 90 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 94 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, Rice Sch /La Escuela Rice also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 82 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 90 in closing performance gaps and 91 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. Memorial Elementary School’s four out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Rice Sch /La Escuela Rice's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Memorial Elementary School. They make up for 60.60% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (19.57%), African Americans (8.15%), Two or More Races (5.98%), Asians (5.16%) and Native Americans (0.54%).
The student population at Rice Sch /La Escuela Rice is also predominantly by African Americans at 45.86%, followed by Hispanics (45.29%), Asians (3.95%), Whites or Caucasians (3.11%) and Two or More Races (1.69%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
Based on household incomes, the Memorial Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 54.89% compared to 69.59% at Rice Sch /La Escuela Rice.
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 Elementary School has 110 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 29.89% of student population. Rice Sch /La Escuela Rice has significantly more ELLs at 244 or about 22.98% of student population.
In addition, Memorial Elementary School has 56.52% bilingual students, 8.70% are in the gifted and talented program, while 11.96% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Rice Sch /La Escuela Rice with 21.47% bilingual students, 22.79% gifted and talented students and 8.57% students in the special education program.
22 teachers employed at Memorial Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.5 years. The 62 teachers at Rice Sch /La Escuela Rice have been serving the school for an average of 10.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 15.5 years.
Of its teaching staff, Memorial Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, six teachers have worked for 11-20 years, three teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Rice Sch /La Escuela Rice has five teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 15 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 21 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Memorial Elementary School there are 18 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three 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 five more working as school support staff.
At Rice Sch /La Escuela Rice there are 51 female teachers and 11 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three teachers are aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.
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