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: Snyder Elementary School and Buckalew Elementary School. We compiled relevant data for you to be able to make an informed decision. Both schools are under the jurisdiction of the CONROE ISD.
Snyder Elementary School has a regular student population of 1,251 with a 17.5 students/teacher ratio while Buckalew Elementary School has 666 students and a student-teacher ratio of 17.1 students/teacher ratio.
Snyder 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, 92 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, Buckalew Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 96 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 97 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.
It is in this area where the two schools differ. Snyder Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Comparative Closing the Gaps. Buckalew Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Snyder Elementary School. They make up for 59.71% of student population, followed by Hispanics (19.10%), African Americans (9.35%), Asians (7.67%), Two or More Races (3.76%) and Native Americans (0.32%).
At Buckalew Elementary School, Whites or Caucasians are the biggest group, comprising 59.46% of student population, followed by Hispanics (21.92%), Asians (9.91%), Two or More Races (5.26%), African Americans (3.15%) and Native Americans (0.30%).
Based on household incomes, the Snyder Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 10.23% compared to 10.81% at Buckalew 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, Snyder Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 8.31% of its student population compared to 9.01% at Buckalew Elementary School.
In addition, Snyder Elementary School has 7.99% bilingual students, 7.51% are in the gifted and talented program, while 7.75% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Buckalew Elementary School with 8.41% bilingual students, 10.51% gifted and talented students and 7.21% students in the special education program.
71 teachers employed at Snyder Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.6 years. The 39 teachers at Buckalew Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.9 years.
Of its teaching staff, Snyder Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 23 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 18 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 23 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. Buckalew Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has seven 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 ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Snyder Elementary School there are 69 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by 19 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.
At Buckalew Elementary School there are 37 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by ten teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.
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