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 Roberts Elementary School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, with Durkee Elementary School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Roberts Elementary School has a regular student population of 676 with a 16.7 students/teacher ratio while Durkee Elementary School has 466 students and a student-teacher ratio of 16.5 students/teacher ratio.
Roberts 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, Durkee Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 69 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 77 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.
Roberts 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. Durkee Elementary School did not earn any distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Roberts Elementary School. They make up for 35.36% of student population, followed by Asians (28.70%), Hispanics (14.20%), African Americans (13.46%), Two or More Races (7.99%) and Native Americans (0.30%).
At Durkee Elementary School, Hispanics make up 89.70% of student population, followed by African Americans (7.51%), Whites or Caucasians (2.15%), Two or More Races (0.43%) and Asians (0.21%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
Based on household incomes, the Roberts Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 17.16% compared to 96.57% at Durkee 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, Roberts Elementary School has 121 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 17.90% of student population. Durkee Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 294 or about 63.09% of student population.
Roberts Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 17.60%, gifted and talented students, 34.02%, while 7.40% are in the special education program. Durkee Elementary School bilingual students comprise 62.88%, gifted and talented students, 4.08%, and 12.88% are in the special education program.
40 teachers employed at Roberts Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.8 years. The 28 teachers at Durkee Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11 years.
Of its teaching staff, Roberts Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Durkee Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, three teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Roberts Elementary School there are 36 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by one teacher only aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has zero staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.
At Durkee Elementary School there are 20 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by three teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and two more working as school support staff.
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