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 Red Elementary School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, with Rucker Elementary School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Red Elementary School has a regular student population of 585 with a 18.1 students/teacher ratio while Rucker Elementary School has 371 students and a student-teacher ratio of 13.7 students/teacher ratio.
Red 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 86 in student achievement, 93 in school progress and 96 in closing performance gaps. It scored 94 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, Rucker Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 60 in student achievement, 94 in school progress, 73 in closing performance gaps and 88 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. Red Elementary School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Rucker Elementary School’s two out of seven distinctions are in Science and with 25% student progress.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Red Elementary School. They make up for 61.37% of student population, followed by African Americans (17.44%), Whites or Caucasians (14.19%), Asians (4.10%), Two or More Races (2.74%) and Native Americans (0.17%).
At Rucker Elementary School, Hispanics make up 94.34% of student population, followed by African Americans (2.96%) and Whites or Caucasians (2.70%). There is no Asians, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.
Based on household incomes, the Red Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 70.77% compared to 95.96% at Rucker 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, Red Elementary School has 165 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 28.21% of student population. Rucker Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 187 or about 50.40% of student population.
Red Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 25.81%, gifted and talented students, 13.68%, while 11.62% are in the special education program. Rucker Elementary School bilingual students comprise 54.99%, gifted and talented students, 3.23%, and 13.48% are in the special education program.
32 teachers employed at Red Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.7 years. The 27 teachers at Rucker Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.2 years.
Of its teaching staff, Red Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Rucker Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Red Elementary School there are 27 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 zero staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.
At Rucker Elementary School there are 23 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight teachers are 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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