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.
We are making this task easier for you by comparing two above average elementary schools: Looscan Elementary School and Bell Elementary School. We compiled relevant data for you to be able to make an informed decision. Both schools are under the jurisdiction of the HOUSTON ISD.
Looscan Elementary School has a regular student population of 227 with a 13.2 students/teacher ratio while Bell Elementary School has 579 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15.8 students/teacher ratio.
Looscan 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 70 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 77 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, Bell Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 69 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 78 in closing performance gaps and 86 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.
Bell Elementary School's one out of seven distinction is in post-secondary. Looscan Elementary School has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Looscan Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 96.48% of student population, followed by African Americans (2.64%) and Whites or Caucasians (0.88%). There is no Asians, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.
At Bell Elementary School, Hispanics make up 67.53% of student population, followed by African Americans (26.60%), Whites or Caucasians (3.28%), Asians (1.38%), Two or More Races (1.04%) and Native Americans (0.17%).
Based on household incomes, Looscan Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 95.59% compared to 90.33% at Bell 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, Looscan Elementary School has 98 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 43.17% of student population. Bell Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 325 or about 56.13% of student population.
In addition, Looscan Elementary School has 40.09% bilingual students, 3.52% are in the gifted and talented program, while 10.57% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Bell Elementary School with 54.06% bilingual students, 7.60% gifted and talented students and 7.43% students in the special education program.
17 teachers employed at Looscan Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.5 years. The 36 teachers at Bell Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 13.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 17.1 years.
Of its teaching staff, Looscan Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, five teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Bell Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, two teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven 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 Looscan Elementary School there are 15 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by one teacher only 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.
At Bell Elementary School there are 28 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by seven teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.
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