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 R D S P D, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, with Sharpstown International School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, we noted a wide disparity in ratings.
R D S P D has a regular student population of 32 with a 2.9 students/teacher ratio while Sharpstown International School has 1,304 students and a student-teacher ratio of 17.1 students/teacher ratio.
Sharpstown International 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 89 in student achievement, 90 in school progress and 86 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, the performance indicators not applicable for R D S P D.
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.
Sharpstown International School's two out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) and 25% closing performance gaps. R D S P D has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at R D S P D. They make up for 37.50% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (34.38%), African Americans (18.75%), Asians (3.13%), Native Americans (3.13%) and Two or More Races (3.13%).
At Sharpstown International School, Hispanics make up 82.52% of student population, followed by Asians (8.51%), African Americans (6.44%), Whites or Caucasians (1.99%), Native Americans (0.23%) and Two or More Races (0.23%).
Based on household incomes, the R D S P D’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 21.88% compared to 97.70% at Sharpstown International 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, R D S P D has no English Language Learners or ELLS. Sharpstown International School has significantly more ELLs at 359 or about 27.53% of student population.
R D S P D has no gifted and talented and bilingual students, while 6.25% are in the special education program. Sharpstown International School 6.44% are in the special education program, 24.77% are in the gifted and talented program, and bilingual students comprise 26.99% students.
11 teachers employed at R D S P D have been teaching in the school for an average of about 12.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 15.9 years. The 76 teachers at Sharpstown International School have been serving the school for an average of 8.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.4 years.
Of its teaching staff, R D S P D has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, five teachers have worked for 11-20 years, three teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while one teacher only has been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Sharpstown International School has four teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 11 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 19 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 14 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 21 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including eight beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At R D S P D there are ten female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, 11 teachers are in special education without any assistance.
At Sharpstown International School there are 53 female teachers and 22 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by two teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.
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