Compare Thornwood Elementary School with Spring Branch Elementary School

Thornwood 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 70 in student achievement, 86 in school progress and 74 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, Spring Branch Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 72 in student achievement, 94 in school progress, 84 in closing performance gaps and 91 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.

Spring Branch Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Thornwood Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Thornwood Elementary School. They make up for 45.76% of student population, followed by African Americans (33.16%), Whites or Caucasians (11.57%), Two or More Races (5.14%), Asians (4.11%) and Native Americans (0.26%).

At Spring Branch Elementary School, Hispanics make up 89.87% of student population, followed by African Americans (5.54%), Whites or Caucasians (3.06%), Two or More Races (0.76%), Asians (0.38%) and Native Americans (0.38%).

Based on household incomes, the Thornwood Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 89.20% compared to 94.46% at Spring Branch 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, Thornwood Elementary School has 159 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 40.87% of student population. Spring Branch Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 360 or about 68.83% of student population.

Thornwood Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 40.87%, gifted and talented students, 4.37%, while 10.80% are in the special education program. Spring Branch Elementary School bilingual students comprise 68.45%, gifted and talented students, 2.49%, and 11.47% are in the special education program.

30 teachers employed at Thornwood Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7.7 years. The 37 teachers at Spring Branch Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.9 years.

Of its teaching staff, Thornwood Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, three teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Spring Branch Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine 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 Thornwood Elementary School there are 28 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, five teachers are aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and ten more working as school support staff.

At Spring Branch Elementary School there are 29 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by eight teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and 11 more working as school support staff.