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: Sienna Crossing Elementary School and Jan Schiff Elementary School. We compiled relevant data for you to be able to make an informed decision. Both schools are under the jurisdiction of the FORT BEND ISD.
Sienna Crossing Elementary School has a regular student population of 942 with a 15.5 students/teacher ratio while Jan Schiff Elementary School has 844 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15.6 students/teacher ratio.
Sienna Crossing 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 94 in student achievement, 94 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 96 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, Jan Schiff Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 91 in student achievement, 89 in school progress, 87 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.
Sienna Crossing Elementary School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Jan Schiff Elementary School did not earn any distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Sienna Crossing Elementary School. They make up for 38.43% of student population, followed by Asians (21.44%), Hispanics (16.35%), African Americans (16.24%), Two or More Races (6.69%) and Native Americans (0.64%).
The student population at Jan Schiff Elementary School is also predominantly by Asians at 37.20%, followed by African Americans (30.33%), Whites or Caucasians (16.59%), Hispanics (10.43%), Two or More Races (4.50%) and Native Americans (0.83%).
Based on household incomes, the Sienna Crossing Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 14.44% compared to 28.67% at Jan Schiff 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, Sienna Crossing Elementary School has 87 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 9.24% of student population. Jan Schiff Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 126 or about 14.93% of student population.
Sienna Crossing Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 8.92%, gifted and talented students, 5.10%, while 10.72% are in the special education program. Jan Schiff Elementary School bilingual students comprise 14.45%, gifted and talented students, 4.62%, and 8.53% are in the special education program.
60 teachers employed at Sienna Crossing Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.7 years. The 54 teachers at Jan Schiff Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.6 years.
Of its teaching staff, Sienna Crossing Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has 14 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 21 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Jan Schiff Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 17 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 19 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 Sienna Crossing Elementary School there are 58 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by ten teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.
At Jan Schiff Elementary School there are 49 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by nine teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.
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