Compare Timber Creek Elementary School with Tomball Elementary School

Timber Creek Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A (90-100) 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 94 in student achievement, 90 in school progress and 94 in closing performance gaps. It scored 94 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, Tomball Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 88 in student achievement, 88 in school progress, 89 in closing performance gaps and 88 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.

Tomball Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Timber Creek Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Timber Creek Elementary School. They make up for 51.31% of student population, followed by Hispanics (34.53%), Asians (7.57%), Two or More Races (3.44%), African Americans (2.89%) and Native Americans (0.28%).

At Tomball Elementary School, Whites or Caucasians are the biggest group, comprising 54.71% of student population, followed by Hispanics (25.72%), African Americans (10.92%), Two or More Races (6.02%), Asians (2.38%) and Native Americans (0.13%).

Based on household incomes, the Timber Creek Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 11.97% compared to 56.21% at Tomball 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, Timber Creek Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 17.19% of its student population compared to 6.52% at Tomball Elementary School.

Timber Creek Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 16.78%, gifted and talented students, 8.80%, while 5.91% are in the special education program. Tomball Elementary School bilingual students comprise 6.02%, gifted and talented students, 3.89%, and 12.67% are in the special education program.

46 teachers employed at Timber Creek Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 4.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.7 years. The 52 teachers at Tomball Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.8 years.

Of its teaching staff, Timber Creek Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 14 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Tomball Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 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 Timber Creek Elementary School there are 42 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by seven teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.

At Tomball Elementary School there are 52 female teachers and zero male teacher. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by 15 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.