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 Stevens Elementary School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, with King Early Childhood Ctr, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Stevens Elementary School has a regular student population of 551 with a 16.6 students/teacher ratio while King Early Childhood Ctr has 334 students and a student-teacher ratio of 18.4 students/teacher ratio.
Stevens 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 56 in student achievement, 86 in school progress and 71 in closing performance gaps. It scored 82 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, King Early Childhood Ctr performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted only 96 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.
Distinction Designations for Stevens Elementary School and King Early Childhood Ctr are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Stevens Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 80.22% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (9.44%), African Americans (9.07%), Two or More Races (0.91%) and Asians (0.18%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
The student population at King Early Childhood Ctr is also predominantly by African Americans at 49.70%, followed by Hispanics (49.70%), Whites or Caucasians (0.30%) and Asians (0.30%). There is no Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.
Based on household incomes, the Stevens Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 89.66% compared to 99.70% at King Early Childhood Ctr.
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, Stevens Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 41.38% of its student population compared to 28.14% at King Early Childhood Ctr.
Stevens Elementary School 7.80% are in the special education program, 3.81% are in the gifted and talented program, and bilingual students comprise 40.29% students. King Early Childhood Ctr has no gifted and talented student, while 5.69% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 27.84% students.
33 teachers employed at Stevens Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.3 years. The 18 teachers at King Early Childhood Ctr have been serving the school for an average of 12.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.9 years.
Of its teaching staff, Stevens Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, nine teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers. King Early Childhood Ctr has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, seven teachers have worked for 11-20 years, three teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while three 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 Stevens Elementary School there are 27 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by four teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.
At King Early Childhood Ctr there are 17 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by five 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.
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