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: Poe Elementary School and Cage 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.
Poe Elementary School has a regular student population of 784 with a 18.2 students/teacher ratio while Cage Elementary School has 440 students and a student-teacher ratio of 14.6 students/teacher ratio.
Poe 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 91 in student achievement, 89 in school progress and 87 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, Cage Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 77 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 93 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.
Cage Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Poe Elementary School has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Poe Elementary School. They make up for 35.84% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (34.57%), Asians (11.35%), African Americans (9.69%) and Two or More Races (8.29%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
At Cage Elementary School, Hispanics make up 93.41% of student population, followed by African Americans (3.86%), Whites or Caucasians (1.59%) and Asians (1.14%). There is no Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.
Based on household incomes, the Poe Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 30.36% compared to 91.14% at Cage 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, Poe Elementary School has 188 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 23.98% of student population. Cage Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 224 or about 50.91% of student population.
Poe Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 23.60%, gifted and talented students, 16.45%, while 4.97% are in the special education program. Cage Elementary School bilingual students comprise 47.05%, gifted and talented students, 7.27%, and 9.77% are in the special education program.
43 teachers employed at Poe Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 5.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.2 years. The 30 teachers at Cage Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 15.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 16.3 years.
Of its teaching staff, Poe Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, nine teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 15 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including seven beginning teachers. Cage Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has 12 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, three teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while three teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Poe Elementary School there are 38 female teachers and five 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 three staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.
At Cage Elementary School there are 25 female teachers and five 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 two more working as school support staff.
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