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 Shearn Elementary School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, with Bruce Elementary School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Shearn Elementary School has a regular student population of 464 with a 17.7 students/teacher ratio while Bruce Elementary School has 348 students and a student-teacher ratio of 13.4 students/teacher ratio.
Shearn 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 51 in student achievement, 79 in school progress and 67 in closing performance gaps. It scored 75 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, Bruce Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 59 in student achievement, 89 in school progress, 72 in closing performance gaps and 84 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.
Bruce Elementary School's one out of seven distinction is in Science. Shearn Elementary School has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Shearn Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 72.41% of student population, followed by African Americans (22.41%), Asians (2.80%), Whites or Caucasians (1.94%) and Two or More Races (0.43%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
At Bruce Elementary School, African Americans make up 71.84% of student population, followed by Hispanics (26.72%), Asians (0.57%), Two or More Races (0.57%) and Whites or Caucasians (0.29%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
Based on household incomes, the Shearn Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 97.84% compared to 98.28% at Bruce 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, Shearn Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 56.03% of its student population compared to 11.49% at Bruce Elementary School.
In addition, Shearn Elementary School has 63.58% bilingual students, 1.51% are in the gifted and talented program, while 3.88% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Bruce Elementary School with 10.92% bilingual students, 4.31% gifted and talented students and 8.33% students in the special education program.
26 teachers employed at Shearn Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 3.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 6.1 years. The 26 teachers at Bruce Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 4.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7 years.
Of its teaching staff, Shearn Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, three teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers. Bruce Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, two teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Shearn Elementary School there are 19 female teachers and seven male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by three teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.
At Bruce Elementary School there are 23 female teachers and three 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 two staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.
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