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 excellent elementary schools: Maurice L Wolfe Elementary School and Fred And Patti Shafer Elementary School. We compiled relevant data for you to be able to make an informed decision. Both schools are under the jurisdiction of the KATY ISD.
Maurice L Wolfe Elementary School has a regular student population of 396 with a 12.9 students/teacher ratio while Fred And Patti Shafer Elementary School has 1,095 students and a student-teacher ratio of 14.3 students/teacher ratio.
Maurice L Wolfe 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 83 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and 90 in closing performance gaps. It scored 91 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, Fred And Patti Shafer Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 94 in student achievement, 88 in school progress, 80 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.
It is in this area where the two schools differ. Maurice L Wolfe Elementary School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Fred And Patti Shafer Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Science.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Maurice L Wolfe Elementary School. They make up for 39.65% of student population, followed by African Americans (25.00%), Whites or Caucasians (23.74%), Two or More Races (6.31%), Asians (5.05%) and Native Americans (0.25%).
The student population at Fred And Patti Shafer Elementary School is also predominantly by Asians at 35.25%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (31.23%), Hispanics (17.17%), African Americans (11.05%), Two or More Races (4.93%) and Native Americans (0.27%).
Based on household incomes, Maurice L Wolfe Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 62.88% compared to 20.18% at Fred And Patti Shafer 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, Maurice L Wolfe Elementary School has 64 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 16.16% of student population. Fred And Patti Shafer Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 288 or about 26.30% of student population.
In addition, Maurice L Wolfe Elementary School has 14.39% bilingual students, 5.81% are in the gifted and talented program, while 12.88% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Fred And Patti Shafer Elementary School with 25.66% bilingual students, 11.42% gifted and talented students and 13.15% students in the special education program.
30 teachers employed at Maurice L Wolfe Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 5.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9 years. The 76 teachers at Fred And Patti Shafer Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.2 years.
Of its teaching staff, Maurice L Wolfe Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, five teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Fred And Patti Shafer Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 14 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 19 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 16 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 24 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 Maurice L Wolfe Elementary School there are 30 female teachers and zero male teacher. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by five teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.
At Fred And Patti Shafer Elementary School there are 74 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by 12 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.
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