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 Cimarron Elementary School, which is a part of KATY ISD, with Jack & Sharon Rhoads Elementary School, which is a part of KATY ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Cimarron Elementary School has a regular student population of 606 with a 12.8 students/teacher ratio while Jack & Sharon Rhoads Elementary School has 759 students and a student-teacher ratio of 11.1 students/teacher ratio.
Cimarron Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C (70-79) 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 75 in student achievement, 77 in school progress and 73 in closing performance gaps. It scored 76 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, Jack & Sharon Rhoads Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 75 in student achievement, 86 in school progress, 83 in closing performance gaps and 85 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.
Jack & Sharon Rhoads Elementary School's two out of seven distinctions are in Science and 25% closing performance gaps. Cimarron Elementary School has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Cimarron Elementary School. They make up for 38.78% of student population, followed by Hispanics (35.81%), African Americans (14.69%), Two or More Races (7.10%), Asians (3.47%) and Native Americans (0.17%).
At Jack & Sharon Rhoads Elementary School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 59.42% of student population, followed by African Americans (17.52%), Whites or Caucasians (13.83%), Two or More Races (4.61%), Asians (4.22%) and Native Americans (0.40%).
Based on household incomes, the Cimarron Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 61.06% compared to 76.02% at Jack & Sharon Rhoads 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, Cimarron Elementary School has 73 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 12.05% of student population. Jack & Sharon Rhoads Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 340 or about 44.80% of student population.
Cimarron Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 11.72%, gifted and talented students, 2.48%, while 19.97% are in the special education program. Jack & Sharon Rhoads Elementary School bilingual students comprise 44.14%, gifted and talented students, 2.37%, and 15.68% are in the special education program.
47 teachers employed at Cimarron Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.3 years. The 68 teachers at Jack & Sharon Rhoads Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.5 years.
Of its teaching staff, Cimarron Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, seven teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 22 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. Jack & Sharon Rhoads Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 11 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 24 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 14 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Cimarron Elementary School there are 43 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by 16 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.
At Jack & Sharon Rhoads Elementary School there are 65 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by 18 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and ten more working as school support staff.
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