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 Fonwood Early Childhood Ctr, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, with Gregory-Lincoln Ed Ctr, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Fonwood Early Childhood Ctr has a regular student population of 457 with a 19.6 students/teacher ratio while Gregory-Lincoln Ed Ctr has 599 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15.2 students/teacher ratio.
Fonwood Early Childhood Ctr earned a State accountability rating of C (70-79). It scored 74 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 only.
On the other hand, Gregory-Lincoln Ed Ctr earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 67 in student achievement, 89 in school progress, 74 in closing performance gaps and 85 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.
Gregory-Lincoln Ed Ctr's two out of seven distinctions are in post-secondary and with 25% student progress. Fonwood Early Childhood Ctr has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Fonwood Early Childhood Ctr is African Americans who make up nearly 66.08% of student population, followed by Hispanics (33.04%), Two or More Races (0.44%), Whites or Caucasians (0.22%) and Native Americans (0.22%). There is no Asians student in the school.
At Gregory-Lincoln Ed Ctr, African Americans are the biggest group, comprising 63.44% of student population, followed by Hispanics (29.38%), Whites or Caucasians (3.51%), Two or More Races (2.67%), Asians (0.67%) and Native Americans (0.33%).
Based on household incomes, the Fonwood Early Childhood Ctr’s current student population of is all economically disadvantage, while 92.15% of students at Gregory-Lincoln Ed Ctr's considered economically disadvantage.
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, Fonwood Early Childhood Ctr has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 26.91% of its student population compared to 13.36% at Gregory-Lincoln Ed Ctr.
Fonwood Early Childhood Ctr has no gifted and talented student, while 5.47% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 23.41% students. Gregory-Lincoln Ed Ctr 9.02% are in the special education program, 10.02% are in the gifted and talented program, and bilingual students comprise 13.69% students.
23 teachers employed at Fonwood Early Childhood Ctr have been teaching in the school for an average of about 4.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7.7 years. The 39 teachers at Gregory-Lincoln Ed Ctr have been serving the school for an average of 5.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.9 years.
Of its teaching staff, Fonwood Early Childhood Ctr no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, four teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Gregory-Lincoln Ed Ctr no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, seven teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 19 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 Fonwood Early Childhood Ctr there are 22 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, seven teachers are 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 Gregory-Lincoln Ed Ctr there are 32 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three teachers are aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.
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