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 Harvard Elementary School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, with Barrick Elementary School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Harvard Elementary School has a regular student population of 677 with a 18.3 students/teacher ratio while Barrick Elementary School has 541 students and a student-teacher ratio of 18 students/teacher ratio.
Harvard 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, 94 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 96 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, Barrick Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 60 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 74 in closing performance gaps and 85 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.
Harvard Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Barrick Elementary School did not earn any distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Harvard Elementary School. They make up for 51.70% of student population, followed by Hispanics (28.80%), Two or More Races (7.68%), Asians (6.35%), African Americans (5.32%) and Native Americans (0.15%).
At Barrick Elementary School, Hispanics make up 95.75% of student population, followed by African Americans (2.40%), Whites or Caucasians (1.11%), Asians (0.37%) and Two or More Races (0.37%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
Based on household incomes, the Harvard Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 19.50% compared to 99.08% at Barrick 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, Harvard Elementary School has 30 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 4.43% of student population. Barrick Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 343 or about 63.40% of student population.
Harvard Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 4.73%, gifted and talented students, 28.66%, while 4.73% are in the special education program. Barrick Elementary School bilingual students comprise 62.11%, gifted and talented students, 4.07%, and 4.99% are in the special education program.
37 teachers employed at Harvard Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.8 years. The 30 teachers at Barrick Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 10.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13 years.
Of its teaching staff, Harvard Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Barrick Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten 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, and school has no beginning teacher.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Harvard Elementary School there are 33 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two teachers are aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.
At Barrick Elementary School there are 23 female teachers and seven 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.
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