Compare Wilchester Elementary School with Spring Branch Academic Institute

Wilchester 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, 93 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 97 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, Spring Branch Academic Institute also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 99 in student achievement, 97 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 99 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. Wilchester Elementary School’s six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Spring Branch Academic Institute's seven out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Wilchester Elementary School is Whites or Caucasians who make up nearly 73.24% of student population, followed by Hispanics (11.81%), Asians (10.68%), Two or More Races (2.26%), African Americans (1.88%) and Native Americans (0.13%).

The student population at Spring Branch Academic Institute is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 51.43%, followed by Asians (30.00%), Two or More Races (9.29%), Hispanics (7.14%) and African Americans (1.43%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Wilchester Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 7.79% compared to 8.57% at Spring Branch Academic Institute.

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, Wilchester Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 8.92% of its student population compared to 2.14% at Spring Branch Academic Institute.

Additionally, Wilchester Elementary School has 8.67% bilingual students, 15.20% are in the gifted and talented program, while 7.91% are in the special education program. Spring Branch Academic Institute’s bilingual students comprise 2.14% of student population while 0.71% are in the special education program. Spring Branch Academic Institute bested Wilchester Elementary School in one area, with nearly 97.86% of its student population in the gifted and talented program.

44 teachers employed at Wilchester Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 10.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14.6 years. The 37 teachers at Spring Branch Academic Institute have been serving the school for an average of 8.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.2 years.

Of its teaching staff, Wilchester Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Spring Branch Academic Institute has one teacher only 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, ten 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. Wilchester Elementary School has an all-female teaching staff. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by nine teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.

At Spring Branch Academic Institute there are 22 female teachers and 15 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one teacher is in special education without any assistance. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and one more working as school support staff.