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 J H Hines Elementary School, which is a part of WACO ISD, with Crestview Elementary School, which is a part of WACO ISD, we noted a wide disparity in ratings.
J H Hines Elementary School has a regular student population of 411 with a 16.4 students/teacher ratio while Crestview Elementary School has 448 students and a student-teacher ratio of 14.1 students/teacher ratio.
J H Hines Elementary School not rated a State accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365 (Not Rated per SB 1365) 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 42 in student achievement, 70 in school progress and 62 in closing performance gaps. It scored 68 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, Crestview Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 60 in student achievement, 93 in school progress, 73 in closing performance gaps and 87 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.
Crestview Elementary School's two out of seven distinctions are in Science and with 25% student progress. J H Hines Elementary School has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in J H Hines Elementary School is African Americans who make up nearly 71.05% of student population, followed by Hispanics (22.14%), Whites or Caucasians (4.14%) and Two or More Races (2.68%). There is no Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.
At Crestview Elementary School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 56.47% of student population, followed by African Americans (30.80%), Whites or Caucasians (8.93%) and Two or More Races (3.79%). There is no Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.
Based on household incomes, J H Hines Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 98.54% compared to 95.76% at Crestview 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, J H Hines Elementary School has 21 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 5.11% of student population. Crestview Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 100 or about 22.32% of student population.
In addition, J H Hines Elementary School has 4.87% bilingual students, 1.46% are in the gifted and talented program, while 12.65% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Crestview Elementary School with 21.21% bilingual students, 3.79% gifted and talented students and 12.05% students in the special education program.
25 teachers employed at J H Hines Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.8 years. The 31 teachers at Crestview Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.1 years.
Of its teaching staff, J H Hines Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, four teachers have worked for 11-20 years, one teacher only has worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Crestview Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, two teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 15 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 J H Hines Elementary School there are 21 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by 19 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 Crestview Elementary School there are 26 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by 18 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.
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