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 Owens Elementary School, which is a part of CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD, with Danish Elementary School, which is a part of CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD, we noted a big difference in ratings.
Owens Elementary School has a regular student population of 762 with a 14 students/teacher ratio while Danish Elementary School has 953 students and a student-teacher ratio of 12.9 students/teacher ratio.
Owens 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 85 in student achievement, 89 in school progress and 92 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, Danish Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 71 in student achievement, 80 in school progress, 75 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.
Owens Elementary School's five out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Danish Elementary School did not earn any distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Owens Elementary School. They make up for 48.16% of student population, followed by African Americans (27.30%), Whites or Caucasians (14.04%), Asians (6.56%), Two or More Races (2.10%) and Native Americans (1.44%).
The student population at Danish Elementary School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 43.34%, followed by African Americans (35.78%), Whites or Caucasians (10.18%), Asians (7.03%), Two or More Races (2.94%) and Native Americans (0.73%).
Based on household incomes, the Owens Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 70.87% compared to 81.22% at Danish 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, Owens Elementary School has 220 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 28.87% of student population. Danish Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 263 or about 27.60% of student population.
In addition, Owens Elementary School has 28.48% bilingual students, 2.76% are in the gifted and talented program, while 13.91% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Danish Elementary School with 26.86% bilingual students, 3.15% gifted and talented students and 12.49% students in the special education program.
54 teachers employed at Owens Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 10 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.3 years. The 73 teachers at Danish Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.7 years.
Of its teaching staff, Owens Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 19 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 16 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Danish Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 24 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 19 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 21 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Owens Elementary School there are 49 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by 24 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and ten more working as school support staff.
At Danish Elementary School there are 67 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by 25 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and nine more working as school support staff.
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