Compare Club Estates with Houston Elementary School

Club Estates 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 79 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 96 in closing performance gaps. It scored 93 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, Houston Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 78 in student achievement, 95 in school progress, 84 in closing performance gaps and 92 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. Club Estates’s four out of seven distinctions are in Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Houston Elementary School's five out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Club Estates is Hispanics who make up nearly 79.44% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (15.83%), African Americans (2.22%), Two or More Races (1.39%) and Asians (1.11%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At Houston Elementary School, Hispanics make up 95.95% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (2.03%), African Americans (1.35%) and Two or More Races (0.68%). There is no Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Club Estates’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 73.89% compared to 94.93% at Houston 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, Club Estates has 8 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 2.22% of student population. Houston Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 35 or about 11.82% of student population.

Club Estates has no gifted and talented student, while 9.44% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 1.94% students. Houston Elementary School has no gifted and talented student, while 12.16% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 11.49% students.

25 teachers employed at Club Estates have been teaching in the school for an average of about 12.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 15.1 years. The 25 teachers at Houston Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 10.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, Club Estates has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, three teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while three teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Houston Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, three teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while four teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Club Estates there are 23 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by six teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.

At Houston Elementary School there are 24 female teachers and zero male teacher. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by eight 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.