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 Codwell Elementary School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, with Harris R P Elementary School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, we noted a wide disparity in ratings.
Codwell Elementary School has a regular student population of 337 with a 13.5 students/teacher ratio while Harris R P Elementary School has 551 students and a student-teacher ratio of 19.7 students/teacher ratio.
Codwell 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 75 in closing performance gaps. It scored 85 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, Harris R P Elementary School not rated a State accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365. The school posted 45 in student achievement, 72 in school progress, 62 in closing performance gaps and 69 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.
Codwell Elementary School's one out of seven distinction is in with 25% student progress. Harris R P Elementary School did not earn any distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Codwell Elementary School is African Americans who make up nearly 89.02% of student population, followed by Hispanics (9.20%), Two or More Races (0.59%), Whites or Caucasians (0.30%) and Native Americans (0.30%). There is no Asians student in the school.
At Harris R P Elementary School, Hispanics make up 84.21% of student population, followed by African Americans (14.70%), Whites or Caucasians (0.91%) and Two or More Races (0.18%). There is no Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.
Based on household incomes, the Codwell Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 94.36% compared to 96.55% at Harris R P 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, Codwell Elementary School has 14 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 4.15% of student population. Harris R P Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 356 or about 64.61% of student population.
Codwell Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 3.56%, gifted and talented students, 2.67%, while 9.79% are in the special education program. Harris R P Elementary School bilingual students comprise 64.79%, gifted and talented students, 1.45%, and 4.54% are in the special education program.
24 teachers employed at Codwell Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.6 years. The 28 teachers at Harris R P Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 10.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.9 years.
Of its teaching staff, Codwell 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, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Harris R P Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has four 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 nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Codwell Elementary School there are 22 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by five teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.
At Harris R P Elementary School there are 22 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by two teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.
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