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 Wooten Elementary School, which is a part of AUSTIN ISD, with Blazier Elementary School, which is a part of AUSTIN ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Wooten Elementary School has a regular student population of 393 with a 12.4 students/teacher ratio while Blazier Elementary School has 1,010 students and a student-teacher ratio of 14.1 students/teacher ratio.
Wooten Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B (80-89) 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 67 in student achievement, 93 in school progress and 78 in closing performance gaps. It scored 89 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, Blazier Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 85 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 94 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.
Blazier Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Wooten Elementary School has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Wooten Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 87.02% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (5.34%), African Americans (3.82%), Two or More Races (2.04%) and Asians (1.78%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
At Blazier Elementary School, Hispanics make up 76.14% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (10.79%), African Americans (6.34%), Two or More Races (4.46%) and Asians (2.08%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
Based on household incomes, Wooten Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 91.60% compared to 62.67% at Blazier 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, Wooten Elementary School has 284 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 72.26% of student population. Blazier Elementary School has slightly more ELLs at 301 or about 29.80% of student population.
In addition, Wooten Elementary School has 73.54% bilingual students, 2.04% are in the gifted and talented program, while 17.81% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Blazier Elementary School with 32.77% bilingual students, 3.56% gifted and talented students and 17.52% students in the special education program.
31 teachers employed at Wooten Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.2 years. The 71 teachers at Blazier Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.3 years.
Of its teaching staff, Wooten Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 16 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Blazier Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 17 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 28 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 Wooten Elementary School there are 24 female teachers and seven male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by eight 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.
At Blazier Elementary School there are 64 female teachers and seven male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 13 special education teachers are being assisted by 15 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.
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