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 Emerson Elementary School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, with Ross Elementary School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Emerson Elementary School has a regular student population of 921 with a 18.7 students/teacher ratio while Ross Elementary School has 305 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15.4 students/teacher ratio.
Emerson 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 67 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 76 in closing performance gaps. It scored 87 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, Ross Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 64 in student achievement, 75 in school progress, 72 in closing performance gaps and 74 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.
Distinction Designations for Emerson Elementary School and Ross Elementary School are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Emerson Elementary School. They make up for 62.87% of student population, followed by African Americans (17.92%), Whites or Caucasians (9.12%), Asians (8.69%), Two or More Races (1.09%) and Native Americans (0.11%).
The student population at Ross Elementary School is also predominantly by African Americans at 50.49%, followed by Hispanics (47.54%), Two or More Races (0.98%), Whites or Caucasians (0.66%) and Asians (0.33%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
Based on household incomes, the Emerson Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 94.79% compared to 96.39% at Ross 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, Emerson Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 67.64% of its student population compared to 30.16% at Ross Elementary School.
Emerson Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 68.51%, gifted and talented students, 3.47%, while 5.10% are in the special education program. Ross Elementary School bilingual students comprise 25.57%, gifted and talented students, 1.31%, and 11.15% are in the special education program.
49 teachers employed at Emerson Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 5.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7.1 years. The 19 teachers at Ross Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 11.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.4 years.
Of its teaching staff, Emerson Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 26 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. Ross Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, four teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while two 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 Emerson Elementary School there are 42 female teachers and seven male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by nine teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.
At Ross Elementary School there are 13 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by four teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.
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