Compare Spring Meadows Elementary School with Wortham Oaks Elementary School

Spring Meadows 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 65 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 76 in closing performance gaps. It scored 87 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, Wortham Oaks Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 92 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 92 in closing performance gaps and 92 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 Meadows Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Read/ELA. Wortham Oaks Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science and post-secondary.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Spring Meadows Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 67.98% of student population, followed by African Americans (17.75%), Whites or Caucasians (10.02%), Two or More Races (3.19%), Asians (0.76%) and Native Americans (0.15%).

At Wortham Oaks Elementary School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 57.20% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (23.31%), African Americans (9.60%), Two or More Races (5.08%), Asians (4.38%) and Native Americans (0.28%).

Based on household incomes, Spring Meadows Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 81.03% compared to 41.24% at Wortham Oaks 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 Meadows Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 31.56% of its student population compared to 12.29% at Wortham Oaks Elementary School.

In addition, Spring Meadows Elementary School has 30.65% bilingual students, 3.34% are in the gifted and talented program, while 9.56% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Wortham Oaks Elementary School with 14.41% bilingual students, 4.94% gifted and talented students and 12.01% students in the special education program.

42 teachers employed at Spring Meadows Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 11 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14 years. The 43 teachers at Wortham Oaks Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 5.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.8 years.

Of its teaching staff, Spring Meadows Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 17 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Wortham Oaks Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 19 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Spring Meadows Elementary School there are 40 female teachers and two 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 two staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.

At Wortham Oaks Elementary School there are 41 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by 23 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.