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 River Oaks Elementary School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, with Mickey Leland College Prep Acad For Young Men, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
River Oaks Elementary School has a regular student population of 599 with a 17 students/teacher ratio while Mickey Leland College Prep Acad For Young Men has 372 students and a student-teacher ratio of 16 students/teacher ratio.
River Oaks 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 97 in student achievement, 96 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 98 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, Mickey Leland College Prep Acad For Young Men earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 82 in student achievement, 84 in school progress, 78 in closing performance gaps and 82 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.
River Oaks 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. Mickey Leland College Prep Acad For Young Men did not earn any distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Asians comprise the biggest group at River Oaks Elementary School. They make up for 36.39% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (33.72%), Hispanics (17.20%), Two or More Races (7.51%), African Americans (4.84%) and Native Americans (0.17%).
At Mickey Leland College Prep Acad For Young Men, African Americans are the biggest group, comprising 56.45% of student population, followed by Hispanics (40.32%), Whites or Caucasians (1.34%), Two or More Races (1.08%), Asians (0.54%) and Native Americans (0.27%).
Based on household incomes, the River Oaks Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 13.86% compared to 72.04% at Mickey Leland College Prep Acad For Young Men.
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, River Oaks Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 10.18% of its student population compared to 9.41% at Mickey Leland College Prep Acad For Young Men.
River Oaks Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 10.52%, gifted and talented students, 62.44%, while 4.84% are in the special education program. Mickey Leland College Prep Acad For Young Men bilingual students comprise 7.53%, gifted and talented students, 22.58%, and 4.30% are in the special education program.
35 teachers employed at River Oaks Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.5 years. The 23 teachers at Mickey Leland College Prep Acad For Young Men have been serving the school for an average of 6.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10 years.
Of its teaching staff, River Oaks Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Mickey Leland College Prep Acad For Young Men has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, six teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.
River Oaks Elementary School has one special education teachers assisted by 2 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. Mickey Leland College Prep Acad For Young Men has zero special education teachers and 0 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.
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