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 above average elementary schools: Sherman Elementary School and Rucker 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.
Sherman Elementary School has a regular student population of 521 with a 17.6 students/teacher ratio while Rucker Elementary School has 371 students and a student-teacher ratio of 13.7 students/teacher ratio.
Sherman Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B (80-89) 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 71 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and 81 in closing performance gaps. It scored 89 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, Rucker Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 60 in student achievement, 94 in school progress, 73 in closing performance gaps and 88 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 two distinction designations or awards for performance. For Sherman Elementary School these are in post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps while Rucker Elementary School secured in Science and with 25% student progress.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Sherman Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 88.10% of student population, followed by African Americans (9.60%), Whites or Caucasians (2.11%) and Two or More Races (0.19%). There is no Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.
At Rucker Elementary School, Hispanics make up 94.34% of student population, followed by African Americans (2.96%) and Whites or Caucasians (2.70%). There is no Asians, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.
Based on household incomes, Sherman Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 99.04% compared to 95.96% at Rucker 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, Sherman Elementary School has a higher number of English Language Learners comprising 37.62% of its student population compared to 50.40% at Rucker Elementary School.
In addition, Sherman Elementary School has 38.20% bilingual students, 2.30% are in the gifted and talented program, while 7.87% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Rucker Elementary School with 54.99% bilingual students, 3.23% gifted and talented students and 13.48% students in the special education program.
29 teachers employed at Sherman Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9 years. The 27 teachers at Rucker Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.2 years.
Of its teaching staff, Sherman Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, nine teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Rucker Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five 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 Sherman Elementary School there are 23 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by six teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has zero staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.
At Rucker Elementary School there are 23 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight teachers are aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.
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