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 Crosby Elementary School, which is a part of CROSBY ISD, with Barrett Elementary School, which is a part of CROSBY ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Crosby Elementary School has a regular student population of 678 with a 15.4 students/teacher ratio while Barrett Elementary School has 435 students and a student-teacher ratio of 11.6 students/teacher ratio.
Crosby 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 76 in student achievement, 82 in school progress and 75 in closing performance gaps. It scored 80 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, Barrett Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 86 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 96 in closing performance gaps and 93 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.
Barrett Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Crosby Elementary School has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Crosby Elementary School. They make up for 45.28% of student population, followed by Hispanics (38.50%), African Americans (10.91%), Two or More Races (4.28%), Native Americans (0.59%) and Asians (0.44%).
At Barrett Elementary School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 59.77% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (32.18%), African Americans (5.98%) and Two or More Races (2.07%). There is no Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.
Based on household incomes, the Crosby Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 46.90% compared to 55.86% at Barrett 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, Crosby Elementary School has 31 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 4.57% of student population. Barrett Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 144 or about 33.10% of student population.
Crosby Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 3.98%, gifted and talented students, 5.90%, while 14.01% are in the special education program. Barrett Elementary School bilingual students comprise 43.91%, gifted and talented students, 2.99%, and 13.33% are in the special education program.
44 teachers employed at Crosby Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.2 years. The 37 teachers at Barrett Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.1 years.
Of its teaching staff, Crosby Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 16 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Barrett Elementary School has four teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, five teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 17 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten 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 Crosby Elementary School there are 42 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by nine 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 Barrett Elementary School there are 34 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by ten 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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