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 James E Williams Elementary School, which is a part of KATY ISD, with Ursula Stephens Elementary School, which is a part of KATY ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
James E Williams Elementary School has a regular student population of 886 with a 13.1 students/teacher ratio while Ursula Stephens Elementary School has 601 students and a student-teacher ratio of 10.2 students/teacher ratio.
James E Williams 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 92 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 88 in closing performance gaps. It scored 91 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, Ursula Stephens Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 76 in student achievement, 83 in school progress, 73 in closing performance gaps and 80 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.
Ursula Stephens Elementary School's two out of seven distinctions are in Science and post-secondary. James E Williams Elementary School has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at James E Williams Elementary School. They make up for 42.89% of student population, followed by Hispanics (40.41%), Asians (9.37%), Two or More Races (4.85%) and African Americans (2.48%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
At Ursula Stephens Elementary School, Hispanics make up 68.05% of student population, followed by African Americans (13.31%), Whites or Caucasians (10.48%), Asians (5.82%), Two or More Races (2.00%) and Native Americans (0.33%).
Based on household incomes, the James E Williams Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 34.54% compared to 79.53% at Ursula Stephens 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, James E Williams Elementary School has a higher number of English Language Learners comprising 37.70% of its student population compared to 53.91% at Ursula Stephens Elementary School.
James E Williams Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 37.70%, gifted and talented students, 5.42%, while 16.37% are in the special education program. Ursula Stephens Elementary School bilingual students comprise 53.91%, gifted and talented students, 2.33%, and 25.29% are in the special education program.
67 teachers employed at James E Williams Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.5 years. The 59 teachers at Ursula Stephens Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.1 years.
Of its teaching staff, James E Williams Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 14 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 23 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Ursula Stephens Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 20 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At James E Williams Elementary School there are 62 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by 22 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and ten more working as school support staff.
At Ursula Stephens Elementary School there are 55 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by 26 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and ten more working as school support staff.
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