Compare Pond Springs Elementary School with Forest North Elementary School

Pond Springs Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B (80-89) 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 85 in student achievement, 90 in school progress and 86 in closing performance gaps. It scored 89 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, Forest North Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 79 in student achievement, 96 in school progress, 78 in closing performance gaps and 91 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.

Forest North Elementary School's two out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) and with 25% student progress. Pond Springs Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Pond Springs Elementary School. They make up for 50.88% of student population, followed by Hispanics (26.10%), Two or More Races (9.65%), African Americans (6.80%), Asians (6.14%) and Native Americans (0.22%).

The student population at Forest North Elementary School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 37.19%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (28.10%), African Americans (17.77%), Asians (8.68%) and Two or More Races (7.85%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Pond Springs Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 21.49% compared to 46.28% at Forest North 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, Pond Springs Elementary School has 39 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 8.55% of student population. Forest North Elementary School has more ELLs at 45 or about 18.60% of student population.

Pond Springs Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 8.55%, gifted and talented students, 9.21%, while 12.50% are in the special education program. Forest North Elementary School bilingual students comprise 18.18%, gifted and talented students, 5.79%, and 16.12% are in the special education program.

42 teachers employed at Pond Springs Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.2 years. The 25 teachers at Forest North Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9 years.

Of its teaching staff, Pond Springs Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 15 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Forest North Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten 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 minus two beginning teacher.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Pond Springs Elementary School there are 40 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by 13 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and 13 more working as school support staff.

At Forest North Elementary School there are 22 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by 15 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.