Compare Weatherford Elementary School with Huffman Elementary School

Weatherford 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 71 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 76 in closing performance gaps. It scored 87 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, Huffman Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 77 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 81 in closing performance gaps and 87 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.

Distinction Designations for Weatherford Elementary School and Huffman Elementary School are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Weatherford Elementary School. They make up for 51.49% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (24.94%), African Americans (13.04%), Asians (5.95%), Two or More Races (3.66%) and Native Americans (0.92%).

The student population at Huffman Elementary School is also predominantly by African Americans at 36.09%, followed by Hispanics (27.29%), Whites or Caucasians (19.57%), Asians (8.98%), Two or More Races (7.36%) and Native Americans (0.36%).

Based on household incomes, Weatherford Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 59.73% compared to 56.73% at Huffman 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, Weatherford Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 49.43% of its student population compared to 17.41% at Huffman Elementary School.

In addition, Weatherford Elementary School has 48.28% bilingual students, 7.09% are in the gifted and talented program, while 17.16% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Huffman Elementary School with 17.06% bilingual students, 10.05% gifted and talented students and 12.21% students in the special education program.

38 teachers employed at Weatherford Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.9 years. The 43 teachers at Huffman Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 5.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.1 years.

Of its teaching staff, Weatherford Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 14 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while four teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Huffman Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Weatherford Elementary School there are 34 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 five more working as school support staff.

At Huffman Elementary School there are 42 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, five 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 five more working as school support staff.