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: Atherton Elementary School and Sherman 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.
Atherton Elementary School has a regular student population of 446 with a 15.8 students/teacher ratio while Sherman Elementary School has 521 students and a student-teacher ratio of 17.6 students/teacher ratio.
Atherton 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 65 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 78 in closing performance gaps. It scored 87 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, Sherman Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 71 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 81 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.
Both schools garnered only two distinction designations or awards for performance. For Atherton Elementary School these are in with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps while Sherman Elementary School secured in post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Atherton Elementary School is African Americans who make up nearly 71.97% of student population, followed by Hispanics (26.01%), Whites or Caucasians (1.12%), Two or More Races (0.67%) and Native Americans (0.22%). There is no Asians student in the school.
At Sherman Elementary School, Hispanics make up 88.10% of student population, followed by African Americans (9.60%), Whites or Caucasians (2.11%) and Two or More Races (0.19%). There is no Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.
Based on household incomes, the Atherton Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 96.86% compared to 99.04% at Sherman 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, Atherton Elementary School has 50 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 11.21% of student population. Sherman Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 196 or about 37.62% of student population.
In addition, Atherton Elementary School has 5.61% bilingual students, 2.02% are in the gifted and talented program, while 8.74% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Sherman Elementary School with 38.20% bilingual students, 2.30% gifted and talented students and 7.87% students in the special education program.
28 teachers employed at Atherton Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 13.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 21.1 years. The 29 teachers at Sherman Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9 years.
Of its teaching staff, Atherton Elementary School has seven teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, five teachers have worked for 11-20 years, three teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while three teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Sherman Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, nine teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine 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 Atherton Elementary School there are 23 female teachers and five 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.
At Sherman Elementary School there are 23 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by six teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has zero staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.
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