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 Tijerina Elementary School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, with Roosevelt Elementary School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Tijerina Elementary School has a regular student population of 329 with a 14.3 students/teacher ratio while Roosevelt Elementary School has 433 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15.3 students/teacher ratio.
Tijerina 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 77 in student achievement, 89 in school progress and 87 in closing performance gaps. It scored 88 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, Roosevelt Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 75 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 94 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.
Both schools garnered only one distinction designation or award for performance. For Tijerina Elementary School this is in post-secondary while Roosevelt Elementary School secured one for 25% closing performance gaps.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Tijerina Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 98.18% of student population, followed by African Americans (1.22%) and Whites or Caucasians (0.61%). There is no Asians, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.
At Roosevelt Elementary School, Hispanics make up 92.61% of student population, followed by African Americans (5.08%), Whites or Caucasians (2.08%) and Asians (0.23%). There is no Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.
Based on household incomes, Tijerina Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 98.48% compared to 86.61% at Roosevelt 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, Tijerina Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 61.40% of its student population compared to 38.11% at Roosevelt Elementary School.
In addition, Tijerina Elementary School has 61.40% bilingual students, 4.86% are in the gifted and talented program, while 16.11% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Roosevelt Elementary School with 55.66% bilingual students, 15.24% gifted and talented students and 6.93% students in the special education program.
23 teachers employed at Tijerina Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.7 years. The 28 teachers at Roosevelt Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.9 years.
Of its teaching staff, Tijerina Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, six teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Roosevelt Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, four teachers have worked for 11-20 years, two teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Tijerina Elementary School there are 21 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two 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 two more working as school support staff.
At Roosevelt Elementary School there are 24 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by four teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has zero staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.
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