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 Braeburn Elementary School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, with Wainwright Elementary School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Braeburn Elementary School has a regular student population of 767 with a 17.7 students/teacher ratio while Wainwright Elementary School has 462 students and a student-teacher ratio of 16.5 students/teacher ratio.
Braeburn 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 59 in student achievement, 89 in school progress and 76 in closing performance gaps. It scored 85 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, Wainwright Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 60 in student achievement, 79 in school progress, 74 in closing performance gaps and 78 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 Braeburn Elementary School this is in with 25% student progress while Wainwright Elementary School secured one for Science.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Braeburn Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 90.74% of student population, followed by African Americans (6.00%), Whites or Caucasians (1.69%), Asians (0.91%) and Two or More Races (0.65%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
At Wainwright Elementary School, Hispanics make up 73.59% of student population, followed by African Americans (20.56%), Whites or Caucasians (5.19%), Two or More Races (0.43%) and Asians (0.22%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
Based on household incomes, Braeburn Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 98.57% compared to 94.16% at Wainwright 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, Braeburn Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 84.88% of its student population compared to 39.83% at Wainwright Elementary School.
In addition, Braeburn Elementary School has 84.49% bilingual students, 2.35% are in the gifted and talented program, while 9.78% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Wainwright Elementary School with 47.62% bilingual students, 2.60% gifted and talented students and 16.02% students in the special education program.
43 teachers employed at Braeburn Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.6 years. The 28 teachers at Wainwright Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.6 years.
Of its teaching staff, Braeburn Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 15 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Wainwright Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, six teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine 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 Braeburn Elementary School there are 35 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by 11 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.
At Wainwright Elementary School there are 19 female teachers and nine male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by six 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.
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