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: Bellfort Early Childhood Center and Bell 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.
Bellfort Early Childhood Center has a regular student population of 366 with a 17.2 students/teacher ratio while Bell Elementary School has 579 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15.8 students/teacher ratio.
Bellfort Early Childhood Center earned a State accountability rating of B (80-89). It scored 83 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 only.
On the other hand, Bell Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 69 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 78 in closing performance gaps and 86 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.
Bell Elementary School's one out of seven distinction is in post-secondary. Bellfort Early Childhood Center has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Bellfort Early Childhood Center is Hispanics who make up nearly 80.87% of student population, followed by African Americans (17.49%), Whites or Caucasians (1.37%) and Asians (0.27%). There is no Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.
At Bell Elementary School, Hispanics make up 67.53% of student population, followed by African Americans (26.60%), Whites or Caucasians (3.28%), Asians (1.38%), Two or More Races (1.04%) and Native Americans (0.17%).
Based on household incomes, Bellfort Early Childhood Center’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 98.91% compared to 90.33% at Bell 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, Bellfort Early Childhood Center has 237 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 64.75% of student population. Bell Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 325 or about 56.13% of student population.
In addition, Bellfort Early Childhood Center has 64.48% bilingual students, 1.09% are in the gifted and talented program, while 6.56% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Bell Elementary School with 54.06% bilingual students, 7.60% gifted and talented students and 7.43% students in the special education program.
21 teachers employed at Bellfort Early Childhood Center have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.6 years. The 36 teachers at Bell Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 13.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 17.1 years.
Of its teaching staff, Bellfort Early Childhood Center no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, nine teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while three teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Bell Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, two 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 Bellfort Early Childhood Center there are 19 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five 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 Bell Elementary School there are 28 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by seven teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.
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