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 Lockhart Elementary School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, with School At St George Place, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Lockhart Elementary School has a regular student population of 403 with a 16 students/teacher ratio while School At St George Place has 758 students and a student-teacher ratio of 17 students/teacher ratio.
Lockhart 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 64 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 76 in closing performance gaps. It scored 87 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, School At St George Place performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 91 in student achievement, 96 in school progress, 98 in closing performance gaps and 97 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. Lockhart Elementary School’s two out of seven distinctions are in Science and with 25% student progress. School At St George Place's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Lockhart Elementary School is African Americans who make up nearly 93.05% of student population, followed by Hispanics (3.72%), Whites or Caucasians (1.99%), Asians (0.50%) and Two or More Races (0.50%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
The student population at School At St George Place is also predominantly by Hispanics at 37.60%, followed by African Americans (22.16%), Whites or Caucasians (19.53%), Asians (14.64%), Two or More Races (5.41%) and Native Americans (0.40%).
Based on household incomes, Lockhart Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 89.33% compared to 53.56% at School At St George Place.
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, Lockhart Elementary School has 1 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 0.25% of student population. School At St George Place has significantly more ELLs at 226 or about 29.82% of student population.
Lockhart Elementary School has no bilingual student, while 8.68% are in the special education program, and 2.98% are in the gifted and talented program students. School At St George Place 6.86% are in the special education program, 8.71% are in the gifted and talented program, and bilingual students comprise 29.95% students.
25 teachers employed at Lockhart Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 11.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.1 years. The 44 teachers at School At St George Place have been serving the school for an average of 6.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9 years.
Of its teaching staff, Lockhart Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, six teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. School At St George Place has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 20 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 Lockhart Elementary School there are 21 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by two teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.
At School At St George Place there are 39 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by five teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.
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