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 Wayne A Cox Elementary School, which is a part of NORTHWEST ISD, with Kay Granger Elementary School, which is a part of NORTHWEST ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Wayne A Cox Elementary School has a regular student population of 740 with a 15.5 students/teacher ratio while Kay Granger Elementary School has 725 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15.6 students/teacher ratio.
Wayne A Cox 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 92 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 96 in closing performance gaps. It scored 93 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, Kay Granger Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 91 in student achievement, 86 in school progress, 85 in closing performance gaps and 89 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.
It is in this area where the two schools differ. Wayne A Cox Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Science, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Kay Granger Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Science.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Wayne A Cox Elementary School. They make up for 55.41% of student population, followed by Hispanics (17.16%), Asians (12.84%), African Americans (11.49%), Two or More Races (2.57%) and Native Americans (0.14%).
At Kay Granger Elementary School, Whites or Caucasians are the biggest group, comprising 62.90% of student population, followed by Hispanics (19.03%), African Americans (8.97%), Asians (5.52%), Two or More Races (2.76%) and Native Americans (0.55%).
Based on household incomes, Wayne A Cox Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 13.65% compared to 12.97% at Kay Granger 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, Wayne A Cox Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 10.27% of its student population compared to 6.76% at Kay Granger Elementary School.
In addition, Wayne A Cox Elementary School has 9.59% bilingual students, 6.08% are in the gifted and talented program, while 13.65% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Kay Granger Elementary School with 5.93% bilingual students, 13.52% gifted and talented students and 9.10% students in the special education program.
47 teachers employed at Wayne A Cox Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 5.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.1 years. The 46 teachers at Kay Granger Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.7 years.
Of its teaching staff, Wayne A Cox Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 16 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 16 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Kay Granger Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 26 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five 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 Wayne A Cox Elementary School there are 43 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by nine teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.
At Kay Granger Elementary School there are 44 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by three teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.
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