Compare Houston Elementary School with Mireles Elementary School

Houston 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 78 in student achievement, 95 in school progress and 84 in closing performance gaps. It scored 92 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, Mireles Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 83 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 94 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.

It is in this area where the two schools differ. Houston Elementary School's five out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Mireles Elementary School’s two out of seven distinctions are in with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Houston Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 95.95% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (2.03%), African Americans (1.35%) and Two or More Races (0.68%). There is no Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.

At Mireles Elementary School, Hispanics make up 66.28% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (22.04%), Asians (4.67%), Two or More Races (3.67%), African Americans (3.01%) and Native Americans (0.33%).

Based on household incomes, Houston Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 94.93% compared to 39.23% at Mireles 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, Houston Elementary School has a slightly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 11.82% of its student population compared to 3.51% at Mireles Elementary School.

Houston Elementary School has no gifted and talented student, while 12.16% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 11.49% students. Mireles Elementary School has no gifted and talented student, while 12.19% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 3.01% students.

25 teachers employed at Houston Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 10.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.5 years. The 39 teachers at Mireles Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.9 years.

Of its teaching staff, Houston Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, three teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while four teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Mireles Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four 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 15 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 Houston Elementary School there are 24 female teachers and zero male teacher. Of its teaching staff, four 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 two more working as school support staff.

At Mireles Elementary School there are 38 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by ten 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.