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 Oak Forest Elementary School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, with Ashford Elementary School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Oak Forest Elementary School has a regular student population of 861 with a 17.6 students/teacher ratio while Ashford Elementary School has 564 students and a student-teacher ratio of 16 students/teacher ratio.
Oak Forest 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 93 in student achievement, 94 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 96 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, Ashford Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 60 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 75 in closing performance gaps and 86 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.
Oak Forest Elementary School's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Ashford Elementary School did not earn any distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Oak Forest Elementary School. They make up for 57.61% of student population, followed by Hispanics (27.64%), Asians (5.81%), Two or More Races (4.99%), African Americans (3.48%) and Native Americans (0.23%).
The student population at Ashford Elementary School is also predominantly by African Americans at 51.95%, followed by Hispanics (34.57%), Whites or Caucasians (7.80%), Asians (3.19%), Two or More Races (1.95%) and Native Americans (0.53%).
Based on household incomes, the Oak Forest Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 16.84% compared to 87.41% at Ashford 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, Oak Forest Elementary School has 22 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 2.56% of student population. Ashford Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 142 or about 25.18% of student population.
Oak Forest Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 3.25%, gifted and talented students, 45.18%, while 5.69% are in the special education program. Ashford Elementary School bilingual students comprise 31.91%, gifted and talented students, 3.90%, and 8.33% are in the special education program.
49 teachers employed at Oak Forest Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 10 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.8 years. The 35 teachers at Ashford Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.9 years.
Of its teaching staff, Oak Forest Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 21 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Ashford Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including eight beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Oak Forest Elementary School there are 39 female teachers and ten male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four 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 four more working as school support staff.
At Ashford Elementary School there are 28 female teachers and seven male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six teachers are 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.
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