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 excellent elementary schools: Burbank Elementary School and Roberts 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.
Burbank Elementary School has a regular student population of 822 with a 15.2 students/teacher ratio while Roberts Elementary School has 676 students and a student-teacher ratio of 16.7 students/teacher ratio.
Burbank 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 85 in student achievement, 94 in school progress and 88 in closing performance gaps. It scored 92 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, Roberts Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 96 in student achievement, 95 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 97 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.
It is in this area where the two schools differ. Burbank Elementary School’s four out of seven distinctions are in Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Roberts Elementary School's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Burbank Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 83.33% of student population, followed by African Americans (14.72%), Whites or Caucasians (1.58%), Native Americans (0.24%) and Asians (0.12%). There is no Two or More Races student in the school.
The student population at Roberts Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 35.36%, followed by Asians (28.70%), Hispanics (14.20%), African Americans (13.46%), Two or More Races (7.99%) and Native Americans (0.30%).
Based on household incomes, Burbank Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 97.69% compared to 17.16% at Roberts 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, Burbank Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 49.51% of its student population compared to 17.90% at Roberts Elementary School.
In addition, Burbank Elementary School has 48.18% bilingual students, 10.22% are in the gifted and talented program, while 8.52% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Roberts Elementary School with 17.60% bilingual students, 34.02% gifted and talented students and 7.40% students in the special education program.
54 teachers employed at Burbank Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 4.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7.2 years. The 40 teachers at Roberts Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.8 years.
Of its teaching staff, Burbank Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, nine teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 28 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Roberts Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Burbank Elementary School there are 44 female teachers and ten male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by nine 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.
At Roberts Elementary School there are 36 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by one teacher only aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has zero staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.
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