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 Marshall Elementary School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, with Anderson Elementary School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Marshall Elementary School has a regular student population of 684 with a 16.2 students/teacher ratio while Anderson Elementary School has 630 students and a student-teacher ratio of 16.2 students/teacher ratio.
Marshall 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 56 in student achievement, 89 in school progress and 74 in closing performance gaps. It scored 85 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, Anderson Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 64 in student achievement, 96 in school progress, 77 in closing performance gaps and 90 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.
Anderson Elementary School's one out of seven distinction is in with 25% student progress. Marshall Elementary School has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Marshall Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 69.15% of student population, followed by African Americans (29.53%), Whites or Caucasians (0.58%), Two or More Races (0.58%) and Native Americans (0.15%). There is no Asians student in the school.
At Anderson Elementary School, Hispanics make up 76.83% of student population, followed by African Americans (18.89%), Asians (1.90%), Whites or Caucasians (1.59%) and Two or More Races (0.63%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
Based on household incomes, Marshall Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 96.93% compared to 93.02% at Anderson 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, Marshall Elementary School has 329 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 48.10% of student population. Anderson Elementary School has slightly more ELLs at 349 or about 55.40% of student population.
Marshall Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 43.86%, gifted and talented students, 5.26%, while 7.46% are in the special education program. Anderson Elementary School bilingual students comprise 53.97%, gifted and talented students, 3.65%, and 5.87% are in the special education program.
42 teachers employed at Marshall Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 4.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.2 years. The 39 teachers at Anderson Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.2 years.
Of its teaching staff, Marshall Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 20 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Anderson Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, seven teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 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 Marshall Elementary School there are 32 female teachers and ten male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is 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 eight more working as school support staff.
At Anderson Elementary School there are 29 female teachers and ten male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by three teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.
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