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.
We are making this task easier for you by comparing two excellent elementary schools: School At St George Place and Law Elementary School. We compiled relevant data for you to be able to make an informed decision. Both schools are under the jurisdiction of the HOUSTON ISD.
School At St George Place has a regular student population of 758 with a 17 students/teacher ratio while Law Elementary School has 566 students and a student-teacher ratio of 21 students/teacher ratio.
School At St George Place 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 91 in student achievement, 96 in school progress and 98 in closing performance gaps. It scored 97 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, Law Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 71 in student achievement, 93 in school progress, 83 in closing performance gaps and 90 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.
Both schools garnered only five distinction designations or awards for outstanding performance. For School At St George Place these are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps while Law Elementary School secured in Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at School At St George Place. They make up for 37.60% of student population, followed by African Americans (22.16%), Whites or Caucasians (19.53%), Asians (14.64%), Two or More Races (5.41%) and Native Americans (0.40%).
At Law Elementary School, African Americans make up 67.14% of student population, followed by Hispanics (28.80%), Whites or Caucasians (2.12%), Asians (1.06%), Two or More Races (0.71%) and Native Americans (0.18%).
Based on household incomes, the School At St George Place’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 53.56% compared to 97.53% at Law 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, School At St George Place has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 29.82% of its student population compared to 17.67% at Law Elementary School.
School At St George Place’s bilingual students comprise 29.95%, gifted and talented students, 8.71%, while 6.86% are in the special education program. Law Elementary School bilingual students comprise 26.50%, gifted and talented students, 2.12%, and 7.77% are in the special education program.
44 teachers employed at School At St George Place have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9 years. The 27 teachers at Law Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.5 years.
Of its teaching staff, School At St George Place has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 20 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Law Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, three teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At School At St George Place there are 39 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by five teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.
At Law Elementary School there are 22 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by four teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.
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