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: Patterson Elementary School and Young Women's College Prep Academy. We compiled relevant data for you to be able to make an informed decision. Both schools are under the jurisdiction of the HOUSTON ISD.
Patterson Elementary School has a regular student population of 845 with a 18.7 students/teacher ratio while Young Women's College Prep Academy has 427 students and a student-teacher ratio of 14.5 students/teacher ratio.
Patterson 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 77 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, Young Women's College Prep Academy also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 94 in student achievement, 95 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 97 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. Patterson Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Comparative Closing the Gaps. Young Women's College Prep Academy's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Patterson Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 92.78% of student population, followed by African Americans (4.62%), Whites or Caucasians (2.01%) and Asians (0.59%). There is no Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.
The student population at Young Women's College Prep Academy is also predominantly by African Americans at 50.35%, followed by Hispanics (42.62%), Whites or Caucasians (3.04%), Asians (1.64%), Two or More Races (1.64%) and Native Americans (0.47%).
Based on household incomes, Patterson Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 92.43% compared to 69.79% at Young Women's College Prep Academy.
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, Patterson Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 53.37% of its student population compared to 6.56% at Young Women's College Prep Academy.
In addition, Patterson Elementary School has 66.51% bilingual students, 5.21% are in the gifted and talented program, while 7.46% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Young Women's College Prep Academy with 7.96% bilingual students, 34.89% gifted and talented students and 1.87% students in the special education program.
45 teachers employed at Patterson Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 5.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7.9 years. The 29 teachers at Young Women's College Prep Academy have been serving the school for an average of 7.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.6 years.
Of its teaching staff, Patterson Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 21 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Young Women's College Prep Academy has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, five teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Patterson Elementary School there are 38 female teachers and seven male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven teachers are aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.
At Young Women's College Prep Academy there are 23 female teachers and six male teachers. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.
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