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: River Oaks Elementary School and Wharton K-8 Dual Language Academy. We compiled relevant data for you to be able to make an informed decision. Both schools are under the jurisdiction of the HOUSTON ISD.
River Oaks Elementary School has a regular student population of 599 with a 17 students/teacher ratio while Wharton K-8 Dual Language Academy has 608 students and a student-teacher ratio of 16.4 students/teacher ratio.
River Oaks 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 97 in student achievement, 96 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 98 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, Wharton K-8 Dual Language Academy also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 91 in student achievement, 89 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 94 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. River Oaks Elementary School's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Wharton K-8 Dual Language Academy’s four out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Asians comprise the biggest group at River Oaks Elementary School. They make up for 36.39% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (33.72%), Hispanics (17.20%), Two or More Races (7.51%), African Americans (4.84%) and Native Americans (0.17%).
At Wharton K-8 Dual Language Academy, Hispanics make up 67.43% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (16.78%), African Americans (10.53%), Asians (2.63%) and Two or More Races (2.63%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
Based on household incomes, the River Oaks Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 13.86% compared to 46.71% at Wharton K-8 Dual Language Academy.
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, River Oaks Elementary School has 61 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 10.18% of student population. Wharton K-8 Dual Language Academy has significantly more ELLs at 270 or about 44.41% of student population.
River Oaks Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 10.52%, gifted and talented students, 62.44%, while 4.84% are in the special education program. Wharton K-8 Dual Language Academy bilingual students comprise 96.05%, gifted and talented students, 24.84%, and 4.11% are in the special education program.
35 teachers employed at River Oaks Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.5 years. The 37 teachers at Wharton K-8 Dual Language Academy have been serving the school for an average of 11.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14.2 years.
Of its teaching staff, River Oaks Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Wharton K-8 Dual Language Academy 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, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while four teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At River Oaks Elementary School there are 32 female teachers and three 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 three more working as school support staff.
At Wharton K-8 Dual Language Academy there are 31 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four teachers are 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.
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