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: Mooneyham Elementary School and Hosp Elementary School. We compiled relevant data for you to be able to make an informed decision. Both schools are under the jurisdiction of the FRISCO ISD.
Mooneyham Elementary School has a regular student population of 659 with a 16.9 students/teacher ratio while Hosp Elementary School has 673 students and a student-teacher ratio of 16.8 students/teacher ratio.
Mooneyham 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 92 in student achievement, 93 in school progress and 88 in closing performance gaps. It scored 92 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, Hosp Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 92 in student achievement, 94 in school progress, 94 in closing performance gaps and 94 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.
Both schools garnered only one distinction designation or award for performance. For Mooneyham Elementary School this is in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) while Hosp Elementary School secured one for with 25% student progress.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Asians comprise the biggest group at Mooneyham Elementary School. They make up for 45.07% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (26.25%), African Americans (12.90%), Hispanics (7.89%), Two or More Races (6.53%) and Native Americans (1.06%).
The student population at Hosp Elementary School is also predominantly by Asians at 49.78%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (26.00%), African Americans (9.06%), Hispanics (8.92%), Two or More Races (5.94%) and Native Americans (0.30%).
Based on household incomes, Mooneyham Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 9.41% compared to 8.77% at Hosp 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, Mooneyham Elementary School has 82 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 12.44% of student population. Hosp Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 110 or about 16.34% of student population.
In addition, Mooneyham Elementary School has 12.29% bilingual students, 6.68% are in the gifted and talented program, while 11.23% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Hosp Elementary School with 16.05% bilingual students, 6.69% gifted and talented students and 6.98% students in the special education program.
39 teachers employed at Mooneyham Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.4 years. The 40 teachers at Hosp Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.5 years.
Of its teaching staff, Mooneyham Elementary School no teacher 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, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Hosp Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Mooneyham Elementary School there are 37 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, five 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 five more working as school support staff.
At Hosp Elementary School there are 38 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, five 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 five more working as school support staff.
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