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 Walnut Bend Elementary School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, with Young Women's College Prep Academy, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Walnut Bend Elementary School has a regular student population of 677 with a 17.4 students/teacher ratio while Young Women's College Prep Academy has 427 students and a student-teacher ratio of 14.5 students/teacher ratio.
Walnut Bend 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 65 in student achievement, 88 in school progress and 74 in closing performance gaps. It scored 84 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, Young Women's College Prep Academy performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 94 in student achievement, 95 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 97 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.
Young Women's College Prep Academy's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Walnut Bend Elementary School has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Walnut Bend Elementary School. They make up for 45.35% of student population, followed by African Americans (40.77%), Whites or Caucasians (8.27%), Asians (2.66%), Two or More Races (2.66%) and Native Americans (0.15%).
The student population at Young Women's College Prep Academy is also predominantly by African Americans at 50.35%, followed by Hispanics (42.62%), Whites or Caucasians (3.04%), Asians (1.64%), Two or More Races (1.64%) and Native Americans (0.47%).
Based on household incomes, Walnut Bend Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 86.85% compared to 69.79% at Young Women's College Prep Academy.
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, Walnut Bend Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 34.56% of its student population compared to 6.56% at Young Women's College Prep Academy.
In addition, Walnut Bend Elementary School has 33.83% bilingual students, 4.43% are in the gifted and talented program, while 6.20% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Young Women's College Prep Academy with 7.96% bilingual students, 34.89% gifted and talented students and 1.87% students in the special education program.
39 teachers employed at Walnut Bend Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.9 years. The 29 teachers at Young Women's College Prep Academy have been serving the school for an average of 7.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.6 years.
Of its teaching staff, Walnut Bend Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, nine teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. Young Women's College Prep Academy has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, five teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight 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 Walnut Bend Elementary School there are 33 female teachers and six 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 one staff members in the school administration department and two more working as school support staff.
At Young Women's College Prep Academy there are 23 female teachers and six male teachers. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.
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