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: Berry Elementary School and Herrera 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.
Berry Elementary School has a regular student population of 757 with a 17.6 students/teacher ratio while Herrera Elementary School has 811 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15.9 students/teacher ratio.
Berry 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 76 in student achievement, 89 in school progress and 85 in closing performance gaps. It scored 88 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, Herrera Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 74 in student achievement, 88 in school progress, 81 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.
Both schools garnered only one distinction designation or award for performance. For Berry Elementary School this is in Mathematics while Herrera Elementary School secured one for Science.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Berry Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 90.62% of student population, followed by African Americans (7.00%), Whites or Caucasians (1.45%), Asians (0.26%), Two or More Races (0.26%) and Native Americans (0.13%).
At Herrera Elementary School, Hispanics make up 96.55% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (1.97%) and African Americans (1.48%). There is no Asians, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.
Based on household incomes, the Berry Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 99.47% compared to 99.63% at Herrera 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, Berry Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 52.31% of its student population compared to 45.87% at Herrera Elementary School.
In addition, Berry Elementary School has 49.27% bilingual students, 4.23% are in the gifted and talented program, while 7.79% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Herrera Elementary School with 48.21% bilingual students, 8.51% gifted and talented students and 8.14% students in the special education program.
43 teachers employed at Berry Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.6 years. The 51 teachers at Herrera Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.4 years.
Of its teaching staff, Berry Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, 22 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Herrera Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 21 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 Berry Elementary School there are 34 female teachers and nine 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 five more working as school support staff.
At Herrera Elementary School there are 41 female teachers and ten male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by three teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.
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