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 Frostwood Elementary School, which is a part of SPRING BRANCH ISD, with The Panda Path School, which is a part of SPRING BRANCH ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Frostwood Elementary School has a regular student population of 759 with a 16.9 students/teacher ratio while The Panda Path School has 160 students and a student-teacher ratio of 16 students/teacher ratio.
Frostwood 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 95 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 97 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, The Panda Path School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted only 87 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.
Frostwood Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Science, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. The Panda Path School did not earn any distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Frostwood Elementary School. They make up for 54.68% of student population, followed by Asians (23.98%), Hispanics (13.70%), Two or More Races (6.59%), African Americans (0.66%) and Native Americans (0.13%).
At The Panda Path School, Hispanics make up 95.00% of student population, followed by African Americans (1.88%), Whites or Caucasians (1.25%), Native Americans (1.25%) and Two or More Races (0.63%). There is no Asians student in the school.
Based on household incomes, the Frostwood Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 12.78% compared to 96.88% at The Panda Path 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, Frostwood Elementary School has 136 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 17.92% of student population. The Panda Path School has more ELLs at 139 or about 86.88% of student population.
Frostwood Elementary School 9.49% are in the special education program, 19.10% are in the gifted and talented program, and bilingual students comprise 17.79% students. The Panda Path School has no gifted and talented student, while 7.50% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 86.88% students.
44 teachers employed at Frostwood Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 10.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14.3 years. The ten teachers at The Panda Path School have been serving the school for an average of 8.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14.2 years.
Of its teaching staff, Frostwood Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has 17 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, nine teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. The Panda Path School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, six teachers have worked for 11-20 years, school has no teacher serving 6-10 years, while three 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. At Frostwood Elementary School there are 40 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by eight teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and nine more working as school support staff.
At The Panda Path School there are nine female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, 12 teachers are aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and two more working as school support staff.
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