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 Park Place Elementary School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, with Memorial Elementary School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Park Place Elementary School has a regular student population of 797 with a 17.7 students/teacher ratio while Memorial Elementary School has 368 students and a student-teacher ratio of 16.4 students/teacher ratio.
Park Place 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 75 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and 82 in closing performance gaps. It scored 89 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, Memorial Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 90 in student achievement, 92 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. Park Place Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Science. Memorial Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Park Place Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 79.05% of student population, followed by Asians (14.68%), African Americans (4.14%), Whites or Caucasians (1.76%), Native Americans (0.25%) and Two or More Races (0.13%).
At Memorial Elementary School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 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%).
Based on household incomes, Park Place Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 91.97% compared to 54.89% at Memorial 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, Park Place Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 61.48% of its student population compared to 29.89% at Memorial Elementary School.
Park Place Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 61.23%, gifted and talented students, 9.54%, while 10.04% are in the special education program. Memorial Elementary School bilingual students comprise 56.52%, gifted and talented students, 8.70%, and 11.96% are in the special education program.
45 teachers employed at Park Place Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.9 years. The 22 teachers at Memorial Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.5 years.
Of its teaching staff, Park Place Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 16 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. 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.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Park Place Elementary School there are 35 female teachers and ten male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by two 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 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.
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