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 Field Elementary School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, with Longfellow Elementary School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Field Elementary School has a regular student population of 418 with a 16.5 students/teacher ratio while Longfellow Elementary School has 671 students and a student-teacher ratio of 18.6 students/teacher ratio.
Field Elementary School 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 93 in student achievement, 94 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 96 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, Longfellow Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 65 in student achievement, 94 in school progress, 78 in closing performance gaps and 89 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. Field Elementary School's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Longfellow Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Comparative Academic Growth.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Field Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 68.18% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (21.05%), African Americans (5.26%), Asians (3.59%) and Two or More Races (1.91%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
At Longfellow Elementary School, African Americans are the biggest group, comprising 61.85% of student population, followed by Hispanics (22.80%), Whites or Caucasians (6.71%), Asians (6.26%), Two or More Races (2.09%) and Native Americans (0.15%).
Based on household incomes, the Field Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 58.61% compared to 76.01% at Longfellow 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, Field Elementary School has 57 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 13.64% of student population. Longfellow Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 86 or about 12.82% of student population.
Field Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 15.55%, gifted and talented students, 11.72%, while 11.48% are in the special education program. Longfellow Elementary School bilingual students comprise 13.11%, gifted and talented students, 8.49%, and 8.20% are in the special education program.
25 teachers employed at Field Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 13.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14 years. The 36 teachers at Longfellow Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.2 years.
Of its teaching staff, Field Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, nine teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while four teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Longfellow Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, nine teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. Field Elementary School has an all-female teaching staff. Of its teaching staff, two 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 two more working as school support staff.
At Longfellow Elementary School there are 28 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by five teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has zero staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.
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