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: School At St George Place and Helms Elementary School. We compiled relevant data for you to be able to make an informed decision. Both schools are under the jurisdiction of the HOUSTON ISD.
School At St George Place has a regular student population of 758 with a 17 students/teacher ratio while Helms Elementary School has 457 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15.2 students/teacher ratio.
School At St George Place 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 91 in student achievement, 96 in school progress and 98 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, Helms Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 90 in student achievement, 95 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 97 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.
Both schools garnered only five distinction designations or awards for outstanding performance. For School At St George Place these are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps while Helms Elementary School secured in Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at School At St George Place. They make up for 37.60% of student population, followed by African Americans (22.16%), Whites or Caucasians (19.53%), Asians (14.64%), Two or More Races (5.41%) and Native Americans (0.40%).
At Helms Elementary School, Hispanics make up 75.93% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (14.88%), African Americans (5.69%), Two or More Races (1.97%) and Asians (1.53%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
Based on household incomes, the School At St George Place’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 53.56% compared to 56.89% at Helms 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, School At St George Place has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 29.82% of its student population compared to 40.70% at Helms Elementary School.
In addition, School At St George Place has 29.95% bilingual students, 8.71% are in the gifted and talented program, while 6.86% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Helms Elementary School with 97.59% bilingual students, 10.50% gifted and talented students and 11.16% students in the special education program.
44 teachers employed at School At St George Place have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9 years. The 30 teachers at Helms Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.6 years.
Of its teaching staff, School At St George Place has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 20 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Helms Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six 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 School At St George Place there are 39 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 one staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.
At Helms Elementary School there are 27 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by four 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.
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