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 McGowen Elementary School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, with Deanda Elementary School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
McGowen Elementary School has a regular student population of 396 with a 17.2 students/teacher ratio while Deanda Elementary School has 553 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15.5 students/teacher ratio.
McGowen 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 75 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, Deanda Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 79 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 94 in closing performance gaps and 92 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. McGowen Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Comparative Academic Growth. Deanda Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Science, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, African Americans comprise the biggest group at McGowen Elementary School. They make up for 60.35% of student population, followed by Hispanics (38.64%), Whites or Caucasians (0.51%) and Two or More Races (0.51%). There is no Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.
At Deanda Elementary School, Hispanics make up 93.31% of student population, followed by African Americans (3.62%), Whites or Caucasians (1.81%), Two or More Races (0.72%) and Asians (0.54%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
Based on household incomes, McGowen Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 99.24% compared to 92.22% at Deanda 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, McGowen Elementary School has 86 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 21.72% of student population. Deanda Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 350 or about 63.29% of student population.
In addition, McGowen Elementary School has 20.45% bilingual students, 5.05% are in the gifted and talented program, while 7.58% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Deanda Elementary School with 74.32% bilingual students, 5.97% gifted and talented students and 8.50% students in the special education program.
23 teachers employed at McGowen Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.7 years. The 35 teachers at Deanda Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 10.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.1 years.
Of its teaching staff, McGowen Elementary School has two teachers 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, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Deanda Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, nine teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. McGowen Elementary School has an all-female teaching staff. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by six teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and two more working as school support staff.
At Deanda Elementary School there are 29 female teachers and six male teachers. 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 three more working as school support staff.
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