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 Helms Elementary School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, with Fonwood Early Childhood Ctr, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, we noted a big difference in ratings.
Helms Elementary School has a regular student population of 457 with a 15.2 students/teacher ratio while Fonwood Early Childhood Ctr has 457 students and a student-teacher ratio of 19.6 students/teacher ratio.
Helms 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 90 in student achievement, 95 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, Fonwood Early Childhood Ctr earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted only 74 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.
Helms Elementary School's five out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Fonwood Early Childhood Ctr did not earn any distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Helms Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 75.93% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (14.88%), African Americans (5.69%), Two or More Races (1.97%) and Asians (1.53%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
At Fonwood Early Childhood Ctr, African Americans make up 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.
Based on household incomes, 56.89% of students at Helms Elementary School's considered economically disadvantage, while the Fonwood Early Childhood Ctr’s current student population of is all 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, Helms Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 40.70% of its student population compared to 26.91% at Fonwood Early Childhood Ctr.
Helms Elementary School 11.16% are in the special education program, 10.50% are in the gifted and talented program, and bilingual students comprise 97.59% students. 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.
30 teachers employed at Helms Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.6 years. The 23 teachers at Fonwood Early Childhood Ctr have been serving the school for an average of 4.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7.7 years.
Of its teaching staff, Helms Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. 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.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Helms Elementary School there are 27 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by four teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.
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.
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