Compare Spring Branch Elementary School with Pine Shadows Elementary School

Spring Branch 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 72 in student achievement, 94 in school progress and 84 in closing performance gaps. It scored 91 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, Pine Shadows Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 74 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 79 in closing performance gaps and 87 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. Spring Branch Elementary School’s three out of seven distinctions are in post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Pine Shadows 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.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Spring Branch Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 89.87% of student population, followed by African Americans (5.54%), Whites or Caucasians (3.06%), Two or More Races (0.76%), Asians (0.38%) and Native Americans (0.38%).

At Pine Shadows Elementary School, Hispanics make up 82.31% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (10.51%), African Americans (3.86%), Two or More Races (2.39%), Asians (0.80%) and Native Americans (0.13%).

Based on household incomes, Spring Branch Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 94.46% compared to 77.39% at Pine Shadows 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, Spring Branch Elementary School has 360 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 68.83% of student population. Pine Shadows Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 400 or about 53.19% of student population.

In addition, Spring Branch Elementary School has 68.45% bilingual students, 2.49% are in the gifted and talented program, while 11.47% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Pine Shadows Elementary School with 64.23% bilingual students, 3.99% gifted and talented students and 12.63% students in the special education program.

37 teachers employed at Spring Branch Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.9 years. The 50 teachers at Pine Shadows Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.9 years.

Of its teaching staff, Spring Branch Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Pine Shadows Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 15 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 Spring Branch Elementary School there are 29 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by eight teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and 11 more working as school support staff.

At Pine Shadows Elementary School there are 47 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three 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 seven more working as school support staff.