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 Milne Elementary School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, with Parker Elementary School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Milne Elementary School has a regular student population of 516 with a 19 students/teacher ratio while Parker Elementary School has 856 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15.5 students/teacher ratio.
Milne Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B (80-89) 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 54 in student achievement, 83 in school progress and 72 in closing performance gaps. It scored 80 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, Parker Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 91 in student achievement, 95 in school progress, 96 in closing performance gaps and 95 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.
Parker Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, post-secondary and with 25% student progress. Milne Elementary School has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Milne Elementary School. They make up for 50.97% of student population, followed by African Americans (45.74%), Whites or Caucasians (2.13%), Two or More Races (0.78%) and Asians (0.39%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
The student population at Parker Elementary School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 46.61%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (30.26%), African Americans (12.73%), Asians (5.37%) and Two or More Races (5.02%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
Based on household incomes, Milne Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 93.02% compared to 44.86% at Parker 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, Milne Elementary School has 198 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 38.37% of student population. Parker Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 242 or about 28.27% of student population.
In addition, Milne Elementary School has 37.79% bilingual students, 1.94% are in the gifted and talented program, while 9.69% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Parker Elementary School with 23.60% bilingual students, 21.73% gifted and talented students and 8.88% students in the special education program.
27 teachers employed at Milne Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 4.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 6 years. The 55 teachers at Parker Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 10.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.1 years.
Of its teaching staff, Milne Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, five teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Parker Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has 11 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 20 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 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 Milne Elementary School there are 21 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by three 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 Parker Elementary School there are 47 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by seven teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.
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