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 E C Mason Elementary School, which is a part of ALVIN ISD, with Pomona Elementary School, which is a part of ALVIN ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
E C Mason Elementary School has a regular student population of 699 with a 14.4 students/teacher ratio while Pomona Elementary School has 773 students and a student-teacher ratio of 16 students/teacher ratio.
E C Mason 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 74 in student achievement, 74 in school progress and 72 in closing performance gaps. It scored 73 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, Pomona Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 90 in student achievement, 86 in school progress, 84 in closing performance gaps and 88 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.
E C Mason Elementary School's one out of seven distinction is in Science. Pomona Elementary School did not earn any distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at E C Mason Elementary School. They make up for 50.07% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (28.18%), African Americans (14.31%), Asians (4.01%), Two or More Races (3.29%) and Native Americans (0.14%).
The student population at Pomona Elementary School is also predominantly by African Americans at 44.11%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (19.53%), Hispanics (18.24%), Asians (13.84%), Two or More Races (3.88%) and Native Americans (0.26%).
Based on household incomes, E C Mason Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 57.22% compared to 28.33% at Pomona 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, E C Mason Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 27.32% of its student population compared to 11.13% at Pomona Elementary School.
E C Mason Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 26.75%, gifted and talented students, 9.44%, while 11.73% are in the special education program. Pomona Elementary School bilingual students comprise 10.61%, gifted and talented students, 6.73%, and 8.67% are in the special education program.
48 teachers employed at E C Mason Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.1 years. The 48 teachers at Pomona Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 4.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.3 years.
Of its teaching staff, E C Mason Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Pomona Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 15 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 E C Mason Elementary School there are 46 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by 15 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 Pomona Elementary School there are 45 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by 12 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.
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