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: Sutton Elementary School and Oak Forest Elementary School. We compiled relevant data for you to be able to make an informed decision. Both schools are under the jurisdiction of the HOUSTON ISD.
Sutton Elementary School has a regular student population of 1,008 with a 17.5 students/teacher ratio while Oak Forest Elementary School has 861 students and a student-teacher ratio of 17.6 students/teacher ratio.
Sutton 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 79 in closing performance gaps. It scored 90 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, Oak Forest Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 93 in student achievement, 94 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 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.
It is in this area where the two schools differ. Sutton Elementary School’s two out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics and with 25% student progress. Oak Forest Elementary School's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Sutton Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 73.12% of student population, followed by Asians (11.31%), African Americans (8.93%), Whites or Caucasians (5.56%), Two or More Races (0.79%) and Native Americans (0.30%).
At Oak Forest Elementary School, Whites or Caucasians are the biggest group, comprising 57.61% of student population, followed by Hispanics (27.64%), Asians (5.81%), Two or More Races (4.99%), African Americans (3.48%) and Native Americans (0.23%).
Based on household incomes, Sutton Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 94.84% compared to 16.84% at Oak Forest 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, Sutton Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 73.91% of its student population compared to 2.56% at Oak Forest Elementary School.
In addition, Sutton Elementary School has 73.02% bilingual students, 6.25% are in the gifted and talented program, while 8.04% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Oak Forest Elementary School with 3.25% bilingual students, 45.18% gifted and talented students and 5.69% students in the special education program.
57 teachers employed at Sutton Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 11.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14.4 years. The 49 teachers at Oak Forest Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 10 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.8 years.
Of its teaching staff, Sutton Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 18 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Oak Forest Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 21 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Sutton Elementary School there are 52 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by 14 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.
At Oak Forest Elementary School there are 39 female teachers and ten male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by five 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.
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