Compare Tom Hicks Elementary School with Stem Academy At Donald Elementary School

Tom Hicks 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 92 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and 92 in closing performance gaps. It scored 92 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, Stem Academy At Donald Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 93 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 98 in closing performance gaps and 95 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.

Stem Academy At Donald Elementary School's one out of seven distinction is in post-secondary. Tom Hicks Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Tom Hicks Elementary School. They make up for 49.83% of student population, followed by Hispanics (19.19%), Asians (15.15%), African Americans (8.25%), Two or More Races (7.07%) and Native Americans (0.34%).

At Stem Academy At Donald Elementary School, Whites or Caucasians are the biggest group, comprising 57.87% of student population, followed by Asians (17.94%), Hispanics (13.71%), Two or More Races (6.94%), African Americans (3.21%) and Native Americans (0.34%).

Based on household incomes, the Tom Hicks Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 9.09% compared to 12.18% at Stem Academy At Donald 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, Tom Hicks Elementary School has 41 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 6.90% of student population. Stem Academy At Donald Elementary School has slightly more ELLs at 60 or about 10.15% of student population.

In addition, Tom Hicks Elementary School has 6.73% bilingual students, 3.87% are in the gifted and talented program, while 14.48% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Stem Academy At Donald Elementary School with 10.32% bilingual students, 6.26% gifted and talented students and 18.61% students in the special education program.

46 teachers employed at Tom Hicks Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.6 years. The 46 teachers at Stem Academy At Donald Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.1 years.

Of its teaching staff, Tom Hicks Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Stem Academy At Donald Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 16 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 16 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while two teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Tom Hicks Elementary School there are 45 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by four teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.

At Stem Academy At Donald Elementary School there are 45 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by seven teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.