Compare Airport Elementary School with Sam Houston Elementary School

Airport 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 76 in student achievement, 96 in school progress and 81 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, Sam Houston Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 77 in student achievement, 94 in school progress, 78 in closing performance gaps and 89 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. Airport 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. Sam Houston Elementary School’s two out of seven distinctions are in Science and post-secondary.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Airport Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 98.60% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (1.40%). There is no African Americans, Asians, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.

At Sam Houston Elementary School, Hispanics make up 98.99% of student population, followed by Asians (0.58%) and Whites or Caucasians (0.43%). There is no African Americans, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Airport Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 83.62% compared to 86.31% at Sam Houston 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, Airport Elementary School has 174 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 27.15% of student population. Sam Houston Elementary School has more ELLs at 178 or about 25.65% of student population.

In addition, Airport Elementary School has 25.27% bilingual students, 2.96% are in the gifted and talented program, while 8.89% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Sam Houston Elementary School with 24.78% bilingual students, 5.48% gifted and talented students and 7.78% students in the special education program.

46 teachers employed at Airport Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 16.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 18.8 years. The 42 teachers at Sam Houston Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 13.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 15.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Airport Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 17 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 22 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while one teacher only has been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Sam Houston Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 24 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while two 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 Airport Elementary School there are 40 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by 12 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and 12 more working as school support staff.

At Sam Houston Elementary School there are 39 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by 13 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and nine more working as school support staff.