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 Martinez R Elementary School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, with Benavidez Elementary School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Martinez R Elementary School has a regular student population of 459 with a 17.9 students/teacher ratio while Benavidez Elementary School has 920 students and a student-teacher ratio of 17 students/teacher ratio.
Martinez R 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 77 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 98 in closing performance gaps. It scored 93 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, Benavidez Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 56 in student achievement, 86 in school progress, 73 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.
Martinez R Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Benavidez Elementary School did not earn any distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Martinez R Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 96.30% of student population, followed by African Americans (2.40%) and Whites or Caucasians (1.31%). There is no Asians, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.
At Benavidez Elementary School, Hispanics make up 75.43% of student population, followed by Asians (14.67%), African Americans (6.85%), Whites or Caucasians (2.50%), Two or More Races (0.43%) and Native Americans (0.11%).
Based on household incomes, the Martinez R Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 97.60% compared to 99.57% at Benavidez 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, Martinez R Elementary School has 154 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 33.55% of student population. Benavidez Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 829 or about 90.11% of student population.
Martinez R Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 30.94%, gifted and talented students, 3.05%, while 9.80% are in the special education program. Benavidez Elementary School bilingual students comprise 89.89%, gifted and talented students, 1.30%, and 4.35% are in the special education program.
25 teachers employed at Martinez R Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 12.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.9 years. The 54 teachers at Benavidez Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.2 years.
Of its teaching staff, Martinez R Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, five teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six 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. Benavidez Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight 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 Martinez R Elementary School there are 20 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.
At Benavidez Elementary School there are 38 female teachers and 15 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by ten teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.
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