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 Isaacs Elementary School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, with De Zavala Elementary School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Isaacs Elementary School has a regular student population of 275 with a 14.3 students/teacher ratio while De Zavala Elementary School has 453 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15 students/teacher ratio.
Isaacs Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B (80-89) 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 52 in student achievement, 89 in school progress and 74 in closing performance gaps. It scored 85 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, De Zavala Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 77 in student achievement, 94 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 96 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. Isaacs Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Comparative Academic Growth. De Zavala 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.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Isaacs Elementary School. They make up for 56.73% of student population, followed by African Americans (40.73%) and Whites or Caucasians (2.55%). There is no Asians, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.
At De Zavala Elementary School, Hispanics make up 98.01% of student population, followed by African Americans (1.32%), Asians (0.44%) and Whites or Caucasians (0.22%). There is no Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.
Based on household incomes, Isaacs Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 97.09% compared to 96.03% at De Zavala 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, Isaacs Elementary School has 107 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 38.91% of student population. De Zavala Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 218 or about 48.12% of student population.
In addition, Isaacs Elementary School has 37.82% bilingual students, 1.82% are in the gifted and talented program, while 11.27% are in the special education program. This stacks up against De Zavala Elementary School with 46.58% bilingual students, 16.11% gifted and talented students and 7.28% students in the special education program.
19 teachers employed at Isaacs Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.3 years. The 30 teachers at De Zavala Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 12.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14.8 years.
Of its teaching staff, Isaacs Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, minus two teacher have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. De Zavala Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while three 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 Isaacs Elementary School there are 17 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by three teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.
At De Zavala Elementary School there are 24 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are 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 two more working as school support staff.
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