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 above average elementary schools: Neff Ecc and Hines-Caldwell. We compiled relevant data for you to be able to make an informed decision. Both schools are under the jurisdiction of the HOUSTON ISD.
Neff Ecc has a regular student population of 570 with a 16.7 students/teacher ratio while Hines-Caldwell has 721 students and a student-teacher ratio of 18 students/teacher ratio.
Neff Ecc earned a State accountability rating of B (80-89). It scored 87 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 only.
On the other hand, Hines-Caldwell also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 74 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 84 in closing performance gaps and 89 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.
Distinction Designations for Neff Ecc and Hines-Caldwell are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Neff Ecc is Hispanics who make up nearly 86.84% of student population, followed by African Americans (7.54%), Asians (3.33%), Whites or Caucasians (1.93%), Native Americans (0.18%) and Two or More Races (0.18%).
At Hines-Caldwell, Hispanics make up 80.31% of student population, followed by African Americans (18.03%), Whites or Caucasians (0.83%), Asians (0.55%) and Two or More Races (0.28%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
Based on household incomes, Neff Ecc’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 95.79% compared to 92.79% at Hines-Caldwell.
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, Neff Ecc has a higher number of English Language Learners comprising 79.30% of its student population compared to 59.78% at Hines-Caldwell.
In addition, Neff Ecc has 79.30% bilingual students, 1.05% are in the gifted and talented program, while 3.51% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Hines-Caldwell with 58.39% bilingual students, 3.88% gifted and talented students and 7.49% students in the special education program.
34 teachers employed at Neff Ecc have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.2 years. The 40 teachers at Hines-Caldwell have been serving the school for an average of 9.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.7 years.
Of its teaching staff, Neff Ecc no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 16 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Hines-Caldwell no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Neff Ecc there are 32 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by two teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.
At Hines-Caldwell there are 34 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by four teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has zero staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.
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