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: Oak Forest Elementary School and Mistral Center For Early Childhood. We compiled relevant data for you to be able to make an informed decision. Both schools are under the jurisdiction of the HOUSTON ISD.
Oak Forest Elementary School has a regular student population of 861 with a 17.6 students/teacher ratio while Mistral Center For Early Childhood has 333 students and a student-teacher ratio of 18.5 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, Mistral Center For Early Childhood also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted only 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.
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. Mistral Center For Early Childhood 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%).
At Mistral Center For Early Childhood, Hispanics make up 78.68% of student population, followed by African Americans (14.11%), Whites or Caucasians (4.80%), Asians (1.80%) and Two or More Races (0.60%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
Based on household incomes, the Oak Forest Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 16.84% compared to 87.09% at Mistral Center For Early Childhood.
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. Mistral Center For Early Childhood has significantly more ELLs at 266 or about 79.88% of student population.
Oak Forest Elementary School 5.69% are in the special education program, 45.18% are in the gifted and talented program, and bilingual students comprise 3.25% students. Mistral Center For Early Childhood has no gifted and talented student, while 3.60% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 79.28% students.
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 18 teachers at Mistral Center For Early Childhood have been serving the school for an average of 10.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.9 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. Mistral Center For Early Childhood no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, four teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while four 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 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 Mistral Center For Early Childhood there are 15 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four 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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