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 above average elementary schools: Teague Elementary School and Genoa Elementary School. We compiled relevant data for you to be able to make an informed decision. Both schools are under the jurisdiction of the PASADENA ISD.
Teague Elementary School has a regular student population of 737 with a 14.1 students/teacher ratio while Genoa Elementary School has 556 students and a student-teacher ratio of 11.4 students/teacher ratio.
Teague 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 72 in student achievement, 85 in school progress and 76 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, Genoa Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 71 in student achievement, 93 in school progress, 78 in closing performance gaps and 89 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.
Genoa Elementary School's two out of seven distinctions are in with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Teague Elementary School has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Teague Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 72.86% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (10.85%), Asians (9.91%), African Americans (5.56%) and Two or More Races (0.81%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
At Genoa Elementary School, Hispanics make up 81.29% of student population, followed by African Americans (6.29%), Whites or Caucasians (5.40%), Asians (5.22%), Two or More Races (1.44%) and Native Americans (0.36%).
Based on household incomes, the Teague Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 70.01% compared to 82.01% at Genoa 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, Teague Elementary School has 247 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 33.51% of student population. Genoa Elementary School has more ELLs at 252 or about 45.32% of student population.
In addition, Teague Elementary School has 26.32% bilingual students, 2.17% are in the gifted and talented program, while 15.60% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Genoa Elementary School with 39.03% bilingual students, 6.83% gifted and talented students and 15.83% students in the special education program.
52 teachers employed at Teague Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.8 years. The 48 teachers at Genoa Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.8 years.
Of its teaching staff, Teague Elementary School has two teachers 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, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Genoa Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 17 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 14 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Teague Elementary School there are 50 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by 22 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.
At Genoa Elementary School there are 44 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by 21 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.
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