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.
We are making this task easier for you by comparing two excellent elementary schools: West University Elementary School and T H Rogers School. We compiled relevant data for you to be able to make an informed decision. Both schools are under the jurisdiction of the HOUSTON ISD.
West University Elementary School has a regular student population of 1,124 with a 16.7 students/teacher ratio while T H Rogers School has 956 students and a student-teacher ratio of 14.8 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, T H Rogers School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 96 in student achievement, 94 in school progress, 96 in closing performance gaps and 96 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. West University Elementary School’s four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science and post-secondary. T H Rogers School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary and with 25% student progress.
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%).
The student population at T H Rogers School is also predominantly by Asians at 48.85%, followed by Hispanics (19.04%), Whites or Caucasians (14.64%), African Americans (12.03%), Two or More Races (5.02%) and Native Americans (0.42%).
Based on household incomes, the West University Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 6.58% compared to 21.34% at T H Rogers 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. T H Rogers School has significantly more ELLs at 79 or about 8.26% of student population.
In addition, West University Elementary School has 3.91% bilingual students, 53.20% are in the gifted and talented program, while 8.10% are in the special education program. This stacks up against T H Rogers School with 9.10% bilingual students, 88.08% gifted and talented students and 12.66% students 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 64 teachers at T H Rogers School have been serving the school for an average of 10.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13 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. T H Rogers School has five teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 16 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers.
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 T H Rogers School there are 50 female teachers and 14 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 11 special education teachers are being assisted by 17 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.
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