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 Wilchester Elementary School, which is a part of SPRING BRANCH ISD, with Ridgecrest Elementary School, which is a part of SPRING BRANCH ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Wilchester Elementary School has a regular student population of 796 with a 18 students/teacher ratio while Ridgecrest Elementary School has 699 students and a student-teacher ratio of 14 students/teacher ratio.
Wilchester 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, 93 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, Ridgecrest Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 77 in student achievement, 86 in school progress, 75 in closing performance gaps and 83 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. Wilchester 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. Ridgecrest Elementary School’s two out of seven distinctions are in Science and post-secondary.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Wilchester Elementary School is Whites or Caucasians who make up nearly 73.24% of student population, followed by Hispanics (11.81%), Asians (10.68%), Two or More Races (2.26%), African Americans (1.88%) and Native Americans (0.13%).
At Ridgecrest Elementary School, Hispanics make up 94.71% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (2.29%), African Americans (1.29%), Two or More Races (0.86%), Asians (0.72%) and Native Americans (0.14%).
Based on household incomes, the Wilchester Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 7.79% compared to 93.71% at Ridgecrest 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, Wilchester Elementary School has 71 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 8.92% of student population. Ridgecrest Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 546 or about 78.11% of student population.
Wilchester Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 8.67%, gifted and talented students, 15.20%, while 7.91% are in the special education program. Ridgecrest Elementary School bilingual students comprise 78.25%, gifted and talented students, 3.00%, and 16.02% are in the special education program.
44 teachers employed at Wilchester Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 10.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14.6 years. The 50 teachers at Ridgecrest Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.6 years.
Of its teaching staff, Wilchester Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Ridgecrest Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 16 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. Wilchester Elementary School has an all-female teaching staff. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by nine teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.
At Ridgecrest Elementary School there are 41 female teachers and nine male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by 12 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.
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