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 Browning Elementary School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, with Whittier Elementary School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Browning Elementary School has a regular student population of 406 with a 16.9 students/teacher ratio while Whittier Elementary School has 381 students and a student-teacher ratio of 16 students/teacher ratio.
Browning 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 71 in student achievement, 93 in school progress and 79 in closing performance gaps. It scored 89 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, Whittier Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 60 in student achievement, 96 in school progress, 76 in closing performance gaps and 90 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.
Whittier Elementary School's one out of seven distinction is in with 25% student progress. Browning Elementary School has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Browning Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 97.54% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (1.48%) and African Americans (0.99%). There is no Asians, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.
At Whittier Elementary School, Hispanics make up 92.91% of student population, followed by African Americans (4.20%), Whites or Caucasians (2.36%) and Two or More Races (0.26%). There is no Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.
Based on household incomes, 92.36% of students at Browning Elementary School's considered economically disadvantage, while the Whittier Elementary School’s current student population of is all economically disadvantage
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, Browning Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 49.75% of its student population compared to 44.88% at Whittier Elementary School.
Browning Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 58.13%, gifted and talented students, 1.72%, while 6.40% are in the special education program. Whittier Elementary School bilingual students comprise 44.09%, gifted and talented students, 0.52%, and 10.50% are in the special education program.
24 teachers employed at Browning Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 14.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 17.1 years. The 23 teachers at Whittier Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.6 years.
Of its teaching staff, Browning Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while one teacher only has been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Whittier Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, seven teachers have worked for 11-20 years, three teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 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 Browning Elementary School there are 20 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by three teachers 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 Whittier Elementary School there are 19 female teachers and four 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 two more working as school support staff.
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