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 Hunters Glen Elementary School, which is a part of FORT BEND ISD, with Mary Austin Holley Elementary School, which is a part of FORT BEND ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Hunters Glen Elementary School has a regular student population of 206 with a 9.1 students/teacher ratio while Mary Austin Holley Elementary School has 624 students and a student-teacher ratio of 12.6 students/teacher ratio.
Hunters Glen 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 77 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 94 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, Mary Austin Holley Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 72 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 78 in closing performance gaps and 86 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.
Hunters Glen Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Mary Austin Holley Elementary School did not earn any distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Hunters Glen Elementary School is African Americans who make up nearly 82.52% of student population, followed by Hispanics (11.17%), Two or More Races (3.40%), Whites or Caucasians (1.94%) and Native Americans (0.97%). There is no Asians student in the school.
At Mary Austin Holley Elementary School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 55.13% of student population, followed by African Americans (31.57%), Asians (9.46%), Two or More Races (1.92%), Whites or Caucasians (1.76%) and Native Americans (0.16%).
Based on household incomes, Hunters Glen Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 86.41% compared to 80.29% at Mary Austin Holley 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, Hunters Glen Elementary School has 7 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 3.40% of student population. Mary Austin Holley Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 325 or about 52.08% of student population.
In addition, Hunters Glen Elementary School has 3.40% bilingual students, 0.97% are in the gifted and talented program, while 14.08% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Mary Austin Holley Elementary School with 51.92% bilingual students, 1.28% gifted and talented students and 10.42% students in the special education program.
22 teachers employed at Hunters Glen Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.4 years. The 49 teachers at Mary Austin Holley Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.7 years.
Of its teaching staff, Hunters Glen Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Mary Austin Holley Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Hunters Glen Elementary School there are 17 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by nine 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.
At Mary Austin Holley Elementary School there are 40 female teachers and nine male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by 13 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.
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