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 West University Elementary School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, with Gross Elementary School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
West University Elementary School has a regular student population of 1,124 with a 16.7 students/teacher ratio while Gross Elementary School has 502 students and a student-teacher ratio of 20.7 students/teacher ratio.
West University 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 96 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and 92 in closing performance gaps. It scored 95 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, Gross Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 60 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 78 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.
West University Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science and post-secondary. Gross Elementary School did not earn any distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at West University Elementary School. They make up for 61.83% of student population, followed by Asians (17.17%), Hispanics (13.08%), Two or More Races (5.87%), African Americans (1.60%) and Native Americans (0.18%).
At Gross Elementary School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 55.58% of student population, followed by African Americans (40.04%), Whites or Caucasians (1.59%), Asians (1.39%) and Two or More Races (1.39%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
Based on household incomes, the West University Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 6.58% compared to 98.80% at Gross 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, West University Elementary School has 45 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 4.00% of student population. Gross Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 224 or about 44.62% of student population.
West University Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 3.91%, gifted and talented students, 53.20%, while 8.10% are in the special education program. Gross Elementary School bilingual students comprise 44.22%, gifted and talented students, 3.19%, and 8.76% are in the special education program.
67 teachers employed at West University Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.9 years. The 24 teachers at Gross Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.4 years.
Of its teaching staff, West University Elementary School has four teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 16 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 21 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Gross Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At West University Elementary School there are 59 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by one teacher only aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.
At Gross Elementary School there are 18 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by five 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.
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