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 Mahaffey Elementary School, which is a part of KLEIN ISD, with Krahn Elementary School, which is a part of KLEIN ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Mahaffey Elementary School has a regular student population of 880 with a 13.8 students/teacher ratio while Krahn Elementary School has 797 students and a student-teacher ratio of 14.5 students/teacher ratio.
Mahaffey 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 91 in student achievement, 93 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 95 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, Krahn Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 78 in student achievement, 83 in school progress, 78 in closing performance gaps and 82 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. Mahaffey Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Krahn Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Science.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Mahaffey Elementary School. They make up for 48.52% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (33.98%), African Americans (10.00%), Two or More Races (3.75%), Asians (3.30%) and Native Americans (0.34%).
The student population at Krahn Elementary School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 36.39%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (35.76%), African Americans (17.44%), Asians (6.15%), Two or More Races (3.89%) and Native Americans (0.38%).
Based on household incomes, the Mahaffey Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 44.43% compared to 57.84% at Krahn 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, Mahaffey Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 27.27% of its student population compared to 10.79% at Krahn Elementary School.
Mahaffey Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 27.50%, gifted and talented students, 4.89%, while 12.27% are in the special education program. Krahn Elementary School bilingual students comprise 10.29%, gifted and talented students, 3.01%, and 12.55% are in the special education program.
63 teachers employed at Mahaffey Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.6 years. The 54 teachers at Krahn Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 4.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.3 years.
Of its teaching staff, Mahaffey Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 24 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. Krahn Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 16 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including ten beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Mahaffey Elementary School there are 62 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by 15 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.
At Krahn Elementary School there are 50 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 11 special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.
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