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: Pope Elementary School and Gleason Elementary School. We compiled relevant data for you to be able to make an informed decision. Both schools are under the jurisdiction of the CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD.
Pope Elementary School has a regular student population of 1,096 with a 16.6 students/teacher ratio while Gleason Elementary School has 908 students and a student-teacher ratio of 17.1 students/teacher ratio.
Pope 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 96 in student achievement, 95 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 97 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, Gleason Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 86 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 90 in closing performance gaps and 91 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. Pope Elementary School's five out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Gleason Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Post-Secondary.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Pope Elementary School. They make up for 46.99% of student population, followed by Hispanics (20.07%), Asians (20.07%), African Americans (7.39%), Two or More Races (5.29%) and Native Americans (0.18%).
The student population at Gleason Elementary School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 51.21%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (16.52%), Asians (14.21%), African Americans (13.33%), Two or More Races (3.74%) and Native Americans (0.99%).
Based on household incomes, the Pope Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 12.59% compared to 62.22% at Gleason 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, Pope Elementary School has 138 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 12.59% of student population. Gleason Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 268 or about 29.52% of student population.
Pope Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 12.14%, gifted and talented students, 15.69%, while 11.13% are in the special education program. Gleason Elementary School bilingual students comprise 28.52%, gifted and talented students, 4.74%, and 8.70% are in the special education program.
65 teachers employed at Pope Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.5 years. The 53 teachers at Gleason Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.4 years.
Of its teaching staff, Pope Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 23 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. Gleason Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Pope Elementary School there are 63 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine 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 seven more working as school support staff.
At Gleason Elementary School there are 51 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by 14 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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