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 Sidney H Poynter, which is a part of CROWLEY ISD, with Oakmont Elementary School, which is a part of CROWLEY ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Sidney H Poynter has a regular student population of 448 with a 12.5 students/teacher ratio while Oakmont Elementary School has 506 students and a student-teacher ratio of 12.9 students/teacher ratio.
Sidney H Poynter 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 56 in student achievement, 86 in school progress and 76 in closing performance gaps. It scored 83 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, Oakmont Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 74 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 88 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.
Oakmont Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Science, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Sidney H Poynter has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, African Americans comprise the biggest group at Sidney H Poynter. They make up for 50.22% of student population, followed by Hispanics (29.24%), Whites or Caucasians (12.05%), Two or More Races (5.13%), Asians (2.68%) and Native Americans (0.67%).
The student population at Oakmont Elementary School is also predominantly by African Americans at 48.62%, followed by Hispanics (30.63%), Whites or Caucasians (12.06%), Asians (4.94%) and Two or More Races (3.56%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
Based on household incomes, the Sidney H Poynter’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 77.46% compared to 83.60% at Oakmont 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, Sidney H Poynter has 38 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 8.48% of student population. Oakmont Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 108 or about 21.34% of student population.
Sidney H Poynter’s bilingual students comprise 8.26%, gifted and talented students, 9.60%, while 16.96% are in the special education program. Oakmont Elementary School bilingual students comprise 21.15%, gifted and talented students, 8.70%, and 12.65% are in the special education program.
35 teachers employed at Sidney H Poynter have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.3 years. The 39 teachers at Oakmont Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.6 years.
Of its teaching staff, Sidney H Poynter no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six 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 eight teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Oakmont Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six 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.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Sidney H Poynter there are 32 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by 13 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.
At Oakmont Elementary School there are 36 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three 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 four more working as school support staff.
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