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 Glenoaks Elementary School, which is a part of NORTHSIDE ISD, with Kuentz Elementary School, which is a part of NORTHSIDE ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Glenoaks Elementary School has a regular student population of 551 with a 12.4 students/teacher ratio while Kuentz Elementary School has 543 students and a student-teacher ratio of 13.6 students/teacher ratio.
Glenoaks 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 56 in student achievement, 72 in school progress and 67 in closing performance gaps. It scored 71 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, Kuentz Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 80 in student achievement, 82 in school progress, 84 in closing performance gaps and 83 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 Glenoaks Elementary School and Kuentz 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 Glenoaks Elementary School. They make up for 55.72% of student population, followed by Asians (16.70%), African Americans (9.44%), Whites or Caucasians (9.44%), Two or More Races (8.53%) and Native Americans (0.18%).
At Kuentz Elementary School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 63.72% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (29.47%), Two or More Races (3.31%), African Americans (1.66%), Asians (1.66%) and Native Americans (0.18%).
Based on household incomes, Glenoaks Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 90.74% compared to 20.63% at Kuentz 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, Glenoaks Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 39.20% of its student population compared to 2.21% at Kuentz Elementary School.
Glenoaks Elementary School 8.35% are in the special education program, 2.00% are in the gifted and talented program, and bilingual students comprise 36.48% students. Kuentz Elementary School has no bilingual student, while 18.23% are in the special education program, and 6.08% are in the gifted and talented program students.
44 teachers employed at Glenoaks Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.6 years. The 40 teachers at Kuentz Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 15.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 19.2 years.
Of its teaching staff, Glenoaks Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has two 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 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Kuentz Elementary School has five teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 14 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven 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 Glenoaks Elementary School there are 43 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.
At Kuentz Elementary School there are 35 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by eight teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.
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