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 above average elementary schools: Park Place Elementary School and Whidby Elementary School. We compiled relevant data for you to be able to make an informed decision. Both schools are under the jurisdiction of the HOUSTON ISD.
Park Place Elementary School has a regular student population of 797 with a 17.7 students/teacher ratio while Whidby Elementary School has 413 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15.3 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, Whidby Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 65 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 75 in closing performance gaps and 87 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.
Both schools garnered only one distinction designation or award for performance. For Park Place Elementary School this is in Science while Whidby Elementary School secured one for with 25% student progress.
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 Whidby Elementary School, African Americans make up 70.46% of student population, followed by Hispanics (23.00%), Whites or Caucasians (3.39%), Asians (1.45%) and Two or More Races (1.45%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
Based on household incomes, the Park Place Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 91.97% compared to 92.74% at Whidby 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 17.43% at Whidby 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. Whidby Elementary School bilingual students comprise 20.82%, gifted and talented students, 3.39%, and 5.81% 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 27 teachers at Whidby Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.6 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. Whidby Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, six teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine 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 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 Whidby Elementary School there are 25 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by five teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.
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