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 above average elementary schools: Young Elementary School and Smith 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.
Young Elementary School has a regular student population of 366 with a 16.6 students/teacher ratio while Smith Elementary School has 776 students and a student-teacher ratio of 16.1 students/teacher ratio.
Young 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 59 in student achievement, 89 in school progress and 74 in closing performance gaps. It scored 85 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, Smith Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 62 in student achievement, 88 in school progress, 76 in closing performance gaps and 84 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.
Young Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science and with 25% student progress. Smith Elementary School did not earn any distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Young Elementary School is African Americans who make up nearly 81.97% of student population, followed by Hispanics (15.57%), Whites or Caucasians (1.91%) and Two or More Races (0.55%). There is no Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.
At Smith Elementary School, Hispanics make up 85.57% of student population, followed by African Americans (11.60%), Whites or Caucasians (2.32%), Two or More Races (0.39%) and Native Americans (0.13%). There is no Asians student in the school.
Based on household incomes, the Young Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 96.17% compared to 97.04% at Smith 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, Young Elementary School has 10 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 2.73% of student population. Smith Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 501 or about 64.56% of student population.
In addition, Young Elementary School has 3.01% bilingual students, 1.09% are in the gifted and talented program, while 8.47% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Smith Elementary School with 68.30% bilingual students, 1.93% gifted and talented students and 7.35% students in the special education program.
22 teachers employed at Young Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 4.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7.4 years. The 48 teachers at Smith Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.8 years.
Of its teaching staff, Young Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, one teacher only has worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Smith Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 17 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Young Elementary School there are 19 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by three 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.
At Smith Elementary School there are 43 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by nine 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.
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