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 Robert King Elementary School, which is a part of KATY ISD, with James E Randolph Elementary School, which is a part of KATY ISD, we noted a big difference in ratings.
Robert King Elementary School has a regular student population of 867 with a 11.4 students/teacher ratio while James E Randolph Elementary School has 1,084 students and a student-teacher ratio of 14.2 students/teacher ratio.
Robert King Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C (70-79) 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 76 in student achievement, 80 in school progress and 75 in closing performance gaps. It scored 79 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, James E Randolph Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 95 in student achievement, 92 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.
James E Randolph Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Science, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Robert King Elementary School has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Robert King Elementary School. They make up for 54.44% of student population, followed by African Americans (17.65%), Whites or Caucasians (17.07%), Asians (5.54%), Two or More Races (4.96%) and Native Americans (0.35%).
At James E Randolph Elementary School, Whites or Caucasians are the biggest group, comprising 56.73% of student population, followed by Hispanics (16.88%), Asians (16.05%), Two or More Races (6.37%) and African Americans (3.87%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
Based on household incomes, Robert King Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 62.86% compared to 6.64% at James E Randolph 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, Robert King Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 36.22% of its student population compared to 11.81% at James E Randolph Elementary School.
In addition, Robert King Elementary School has 35.76% bilingual students, 0.58% are in the gifted and talented program, while 17.65% are in the special education program. This stacks up against James E Randolph Elementary School with 11.44% bilingual students, 5.17% gifted and talented students and 17.07% students in the special education program.
76 teachers employed at Robert King Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.2 years. The 76 teachers at James E Randolph Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.3 years.
Of its teaching staff, Robert King Elementary School has four teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 25 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 21 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 19 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. James E Randolph Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 29 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 14 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 20 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Robert King Elementary School there are 70 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by 24 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and nine more working as school support staff.
At James E Randolph Elementary School there are 73 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by 16 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and 11 more working as school support staff.
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