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 Longfellow Elementary School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, with Memorial Elementary School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Longfellow Elementary School has a regular student population of 671 with a 18.6 students/teacher ratio while Memorial Elementary School has 368 students and a student-teacher ratio of 16.4 students/teacher ratio.
Longfellow 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 65 in student achievement, 94 in school progress and 78 in closing performance gaps. It scored 89 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, Memorial Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 90 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 94 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. Longfellow Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Comparative Academic Growth. Memorial Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, African Americans comprise the biggest group at Longfellow Elementary School. They make up for 61.85% of student population, followed by Hispanics (22.80%), Whites or Caucasians (6.71%), Asians (6.26%), Two or More Races (2.09%) and Native Americans (0.15%).
At Memorial Elementary School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 60.60% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (19.57%), African Americans (8.15%), Two or More Races (5.98%), Asians (5.16%) and Native Americans (0.54%).
Based on household incomes, Longfellow Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 76.01% compared to 54.89% at Memorial 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, Longfellow Elementary School has 86 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 12.82% of student population. Memorial Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 110 or about 29.89% of student population.
In addition, Longfellow Elementary School has 13.11% bilingual students, 8.49% are in the gifted and talented program, while 8.20% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Memorial Elementary School with 56.52% bilingual students, 8.70% gifted and talented students and 11.96% students in the special education program.
36 teachers employed at Longfellow Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.2 years. The 22 teachers at Memorial Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.5 years.
Of its teaching staff, Longfellow Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, nine teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Memorial Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, six teachers have worked for 11-20 years, three teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 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 Longfellow Elementary School there are 28 female teachers and eight 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 zero staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.
At Memorial Elementary School there are 18 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by six teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.
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