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 School At St George Place, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, with Looscan Elementary School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
School At St George Place has a regular student population of 758 with a 17 students/teacher ratio while Looscan Elementary School has 227 students and a student-teacher ratio of 13.2 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, Looscan Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 70 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 77 in closing performance gaps and 87 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.
School At St George Place'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. Looscan Elementary School did not earn any distinction.
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 Looscan Elementary School, Hispanics make up 96.48% of student population, followed by African Americans (2.64%) and Whites or Caucasians (0.88%). There is no Asians, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.
Based on household incomes, the School At St George Place’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 53.56% compared to 95.59% at Looscan 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 43.17% at Looscan Elementary School.
School At St George Place’s bilingual students comprise 29.95%, gifted and talented students, 8.71%, while 6.86% are in the special education program. Looscan Elementary School bilingual students comprise 40.09%, gifted and talented students, 3.52%, and 10.57% are 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 17 teachers at Looscan Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.5 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. Looscan Elementary School no teacher 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, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher.
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 Looscan Elementary School there are 15 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by one teacher only aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and two more working as school support staff.
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