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 Bear Creek Elementary School, which is a part of KATY ISD, with Hazel S Pattison Elementary School, which is a part of KATY ISD, we noted a big difference in ratings.
Bear Creek Elementary School has a regular student population of 664 with a 11 students/teacher ratio while Hazel S Pattison Elementary School has 1,135 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15 students/teacher ratio.
Bear Creek Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C (70-79) 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 64 in student achievement, 74 in school progress and 70 in closing performance gaps. It scored 73 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, Hazel S Pattison Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 96 in student achievement, 93 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 97 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.
Hazel S Pattison Elementary School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Bear Creek Elementary School has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Bear Creek Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 68.07% of student population, followed by African Americans (15.51%), Whites or Caucasians (13.10%), Two or More Races (1.66%), Asians (1.51%) and Native Americans (0.15%).
The student population at Hazel S Pattison Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 46.70%, followed by Asians (25.64%), Hispanics (14.01%), African Americans (9.52%) and Two or More Races (3.96%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
Based on household incomes, Bear Creek Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 82.23% compared to 19.91% at Hazel S Pattison 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, Bear Creek Elementary School has a slightly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 46.23% of its student population compared to 25.29% at Hazel S Pattison Elementary School.
In addition, Bear Creek Elementary School has 46.54% bilingual students, 1.05% are in the gifted and talented program, while 16.27% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Hazel S Pattison Elementary School with 24.93% bilingual students, 7.22% gifted and talented students and 10.57% students in the special education program.
60 teachers employed at Bear Creek Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.8 years. The 75 teachers at Hazel S Pattison Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.1 years.
Of its teaching staff, Bear Creek Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 22 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 18 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Hazel S Pattison Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 17 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 33 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Bear Creek Elementary School there are 52 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by 17 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and nine more working as school support staff.
At Hazel S Pattison Elementary School there are 72 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and nine more working as school support staff.
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