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.
We are making this task easier for you by comparing two excellent elementary schools: Harvard Elementary School and West University Elementary School. We compiled relevant data for you to be able to make an informed decision. Both schools are under the jurisdiction of the HOUSTON ISD.
Harvard Elementary School has a regular student population of 677 with a 18.3 students/teacher ratio while West University Elementary School has 1,124 students and a student-teacher ratio of 16.7 students/teacher ratio.
Harvard 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 92 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, West University Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 96 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 92 in closing performance gaps and 95 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.
Both schools garnered only four distinction designations or awards for outstanding performance. For Harvard Elementary School these are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps while West University Elementary School secured in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science and post-secondary.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Harvard Elementary School. They make up for 51.70% of student population, followed by Hispanics (28.80%), Two or More Races (7.68%), Asians (6.35%), African Americans (5.32%) and Native Americans (0.15%).
At West University Elementary School, Whites or Caucasians are the biggest group, comprising 61.83% of student population, followed by Asians (17.17%), Hispanics (13.08%), Two or More Races (5.87%), African Americans (1.60%) and Native Americans (0.18%).
Based on household incomes, Harvard Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 19.50% compared to 6.58% at West University 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, Harvard Elementary School has 30 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 4.43% of student population. West University Elementary School has slightly more ELLs at 45 or about 4.00% of student population.
In addition, Harvard Elementary School has 4.73% bilingual students, 28.66% are in the gifted and talented program, while 4.73% are in the special education program. This stacks up against West University Elementary School with 3.91% bilingual students, 53.20% gifted and talented students and 8.10% students in the special education program.
37 teachers employed at Harvard Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.8 years. The 67 teachers at West University Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.9 years.
Of its teaching staff, Harvard Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. West University Elementary School has four teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 16 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 21 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Harvard Elementary School there are 33 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two teachers are aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.
At West University Elementary School there are 59 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by one teacher only aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.
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