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 Texas Connections Academy At Houston, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, with Atherton Elementary School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Texas Connections Academy At Houston has a regular student population of 10,126 with a students/teacher ratio while Atherton Elementary School has 446 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15.8 students/teacher ratio.
Texas Connections Academy At Houston earned a State accountability rating of C (70-79) 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 67 in student achievement, 75 in school progress and 75 in closing performance gaps. It scored 75 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, Atherton Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 65 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 78 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. Except for with 25% student progress, Texas Connections Academy At Houston earned one out of seven distinctions. Atherton Elementary School's two out of seven distinctions are in with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Texas Connections Academy At Houston. They make up for 35.92% of student population, followed by Hispanics (34.97%), African Americans (15.81%), Asians (7.47%), Two or More Races (4.86%) and Native Americans (0.58%).
At Atherton Elementary School, African Americans make up 71.97% of student population, followed by Hispanics (26.01%), Whites or Caucasians (1.12%), Two or More Races (0.67%) and Native Americans (0.22%). There is no Asians student in the school.
Based on household incomes, the Texas Connections Academy At Houston’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 42.40% compared to 96.86% at Atherton 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, Texas Connections Academy At Houston has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 4.07% of its student population compared to 11.21% at Atherton Elementary School.
In addition, Texas Connections Academy At Houston has 4.09% bilingual students, 0.80% are in the gifted and talented program, while 5.52% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Atherton Elementary School with 5.61% bilingual students, 2.02% gifted and talented students and 8.74% students in the special education program.
zero teacher employed at Texas Connections Academy At Houston have been teaching in the school for an average of about years with individual teaching experience averaging years. The 28 teachers at Atherton Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 13.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 21.1 years.
Of its teaching staff, Texas Connections Academy At Houston no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, no teacher serving the school for 11-20 years, school has no teacher serving 6-10 years, no teacher serving the school for 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Atherton Elementary School has seven teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, five 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, and school has no beginning teacher.
Texas Connections Academy At Houston has zero special education teachers assisted by 0 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. Atherton Elementary School has zero special education teachers and 5 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.
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