Compare Brazos Bend Elementary School with Colony Meadows Elementary School

Brazos Bend Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A (90-100) 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 88 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 87 in closing performance gaps. It scored 90 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, Colony Meadows Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 94 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 96 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.

Colony Meadows Elementary School's two out of seven distinctions are in post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Brazos Bend Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Asians comprise the biggest group at Brazos Bend Elementary School. They make up for 40.79% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (23.09%), Hispanics (17.00%), African Americans (14.16%), Two or More Races (4.82%) and Native Americans (0.14%).

The student population at Colony Meadows Elementary School is also predominantly by Asians at 48.12%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (27.99%), Hispanics (13.26%), Two or More Races (6.06%), African Americans (4.09%) and Native Americans (0.33%).

Based on household incomes, Brazos Bend Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 39.09% compared to 18.66% at Colony Meadows 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, Brazos Bend Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 32.01% of its student population compared to 21.60% at Colony Meadows Elementary School.

In addition, Brazos Bend Elementary School has 31.02% bilingual students, 3.54% are in the gifted and talented program, while 9.77% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Colony Meadows Elementary School with 20.62% bilingual students, 9.98% gifted and talented students and 8.67% students in the special education program.

70 teachers employed at Brazos Bend Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.1 years. The 41 teachers at Colony Meadows Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Brazos Bend Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 21 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 14 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 23 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers. Colony Meadows Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten 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.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Brazos Bend Elementary School there are 69 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by 14 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.

At Colony Meadows Elementary School there are 37 female teachers and four 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 two staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.