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 Sanchez Elementary School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, with Golfcrest Elementary School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, we noted a big difference in ratings.
Sanchez Elementary School has a regular student population of 501 with a 20 students/teacher ratio while Golfcrest Elementary School has 451 students and a student-teacher ratio of 17.3 students/teacher ratio.
Sanchez 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 72 in student achievement, 96 in school progress and 81 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, Golfcrest Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 58 in student achievement, 80 in school progress, 74 in closing performance gaps and 78 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.
Sanchez Elementary School's two out of seven distinctions are in Science and with 25% student progress. Golfcrest Elementary School did not earn any distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Sanchez Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 96.41% of student population, followed by African Americans (2.79%) and Whites or Caucasians (0.80%). There is no Asians, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.
At Golfcrest Elementary School, Hispanics make up 93.13% of student population, followed by African Americans (6.43%) and Whites or Caucasians (0.44%). There is no Asians, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.
Based on household incomes, Sanchez Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 97.80% compared to 97.56% at Golfcrest 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, Sanchez Elementary School has 259 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 51.70% of student population. Golfcrest Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 285 or about 63.19% of student population.
In addition, Sanchez Elementary School has 50.30% bilingual students, 3.39% are in the gifted and talented program, while 11.38% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Golfcrest Elementary School with 59.65% bilingual students, 3.77% gifted and talented students and 9.09% students in the special education program.
25 teachers employed at Sanchez Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 11.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.3 years. The 26 teachers at Golfcrest Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 5.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.9 years.
Of its teaching staff, Sanchez Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Golfcrest Elementary School has two teachers 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, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten 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 Sanchez Elementary School there are 20 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by eight teachers 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 Golfcrest Elementary School there are 17 female teachers and nine male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by eight teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and two more working as school support staff.
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