Compare Pond Springs Elementary School with Patsy Sommer 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, Patsy Sommer Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 95 in student achievement, 93 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.

Patsy Sommer Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. 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 Patsy Sommer Elementary School is also predominantly by Asians at 48.83%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (31.58%), Hispanics (12.13%), Two or More Races (6.73%), African Americans (0.58%) and Native Americans (0.15%).

Based on household incomes, Pond Springs Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 21.49% compared to 5.26% at Patsy Sommer 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. Patsy Sommer Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 129 or about 18.86% of student population.

In addition, Pond Springs Elementary School has 8.55% bilingual students, 9.21% are in the gifted and talented program, while 12.50% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Patsy Sommer Elementary School with 17.54% bilingual students, 11.99% gifted and talented students and 8.48% students 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 44 teachers at Patsy Sommer Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14.9 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. Patsy Sommer Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 11 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 16 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, three teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no 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 Patsy Sommer Elementary School there are 40 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 16 teachers are 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.