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: Bruce Elementary School 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.
Bruce Elementary School has a regular student population of 348 with a 13.4 students/teacher ratio while Bell Elementary School has 579 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15.8 students/teacher ratio.
Bruce 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 72 in closing performance gaps. It scored 84 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, 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.
Both schools garnered only one distinction designation or award for performance. For Bruce Elementary School this is in Science while Bell Elementary School secured one for post-secondary.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Bruce Elementary School is African Americans who make up nearly 71.84% of student population, followed by Hispanics (26.72%), Asians (0.57%), Two or More Races (0.57%) and Whites or Caucasians (0.29%). There is no Native Americans student 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, Bruce Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 98.28% 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, Bruce Elementary School has 40 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 11.49% of student population. Bell Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 325 or about 56.13% of student population.
In addition, Bruce Elementary School has 10.92% bilingual students, 4.31% are in the gifted and talented program, while 8.33% 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.
26 teachers employed at Bruce Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 4.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7 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, Bruce Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, two teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three 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 Bruce Elementary School there are 23 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by four teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and seven 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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