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 The Grace England Early Childhood/Pre-K Center, which is a part of KLEIN ISD, with Zwink Elementary School, which is a part of KLEIN ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
The Grace England Early Childhood/Pre-K Center has a regular student population of 336 with a 17.7 students/teacher ratio while Zwink Elementary School has 877 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15.1 students/teacher ratio.
The Grace England Early Childhood/Pre-K Center earned a State accountability rating of B (80-89). It scored 89 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 only.
On the other hand, Zwink Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 77 in student achievement, 79 in school progress, 76 in closing performance gaps and 78 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 The Grace England Early Childhood/Pre-K Center and Zwink Elementary School are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in The Grace England Early Childhood/Pre-K Center is Hispanics who make up nearly 67.26% of student population, followed by African Americans (21.43%), Asians (5.95%), Two or More Races (2.98%) and Whites or Caucasians (2.38%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
The student population at Zwink Elementary School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 47.09%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (28.39%), African Americans (15.39%), Two or More Races (5.25%), Asians (3.31%) and Native Americans (0.46%).
Based on household incomes, The Grace England Early Childhood/Pre-K Center’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 94.05% compared to 53.48% at Zwink 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, The Grace England Early Childhood/Pre-K Center has 178 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 52.98% of student population. Zwink Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 235 or about 26.80% of student population.
The Grace England Early Childhood/Pre-K Center has no gifted and talented student, while 10.12% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 52.98% students. Zwink Elementary School 15.85% are in the special education program, 3.31% are in the gifted and talented program, and bilingual students comprise 35.80% students.
19 teachers employed at The Grace England Early Childhood/Pre-K Center have been teaching in the school for an average of about 5.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.8 years. The 58 teachers at Zwink Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.3 years.
Of its teaching staff, The Grace England Early Childhood/Pre-K Center no teacher 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, one teacher only has worked for 6-10 years, while six teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Zwink Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 24 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 18 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including seven beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. The Grace England Early Childhood/Pre-K Center has an all-female teaching staff. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by 22 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 Zwink Elementary School there are 56 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, ten special education teachers are being assisted by 14 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.
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