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: Ashford Elementary School and Lyons 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.
Ashford Elementary School has a regular student population of 564 with a 16 students/teacher ratio while Lyons Elementary School has 863 students and a student-teacher ratio of 17.3 students/teacher ratio.
Ashford 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 60 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 75 in closing performance gaps. It scored 86 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, Lyons Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 77 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 83 in closing performance gaps and 88 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.
Lyons Elementary School's one out of seven distinction is in Science. Ashford Elementary School has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, African Americans comprise the biggest group at Ashford Elementary School. They make up for 51.95% of student population, followed by Hispanics (34.57%), Whites or Caucasians (7.80%), Asians (3.19%), Two or More Races (1.95%) and Native Americans (0.53%).
At Lyons Elementary School, Hispanics make up 95.37% of student population, followed by African Americans (2.32%), Whites or Caucasians (2.20%) and Two or More Races (0.12%). There is no Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.
Based on household incomes, the Ashford Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 87.41% compared to 95.83% at Lyons 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, Ashford Elementary School has 142 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 25.18% of student population. Lyons Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 420 or about 48.67% of student population.
In addition, Ashford Elementary School has 31.91% bilingual students, 3.90% are in the gifted and talented program, while 8.33% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Lyons Elementary School with 46.47% bilingual students, 8.57% gifted and talented students and 8.11% students in the special education program.
35 teachers employed at Ashford Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.9 years. The 49 teachers at Lyons Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 10.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.1 years.
Of its teaching staff, Ashford Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including eight beginning teachers. Lyons Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 21 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 one beginning teacher only.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Ashford Elementary School there are 28 female teachers and seven male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six teachers are 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 Lyons Elementary School there are 39 female teachers and ten male teachers. 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 zero staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.
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