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 Wilkinson Elementary School, which is a part of CONROE ISD, with Snyder Elementary School, which is a part of CONROE ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Wilkinson Elementary School has a regular student population of 803 with a 15.3 students/teacher ratio while Snyder Elementary School has 1,251 students and a student-teacher ratio of 17.5 students/teacher ratio.
Wilkinson 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 80 in student achievement, 88 in school progress and 83 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, Snyder Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 94 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 100 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. Wilkinson Elementary School's two out of seven distinctions are in with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Except for with 25% student progress, Snyder Elementary School earned one out of seven distinctions.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Wilkinson Elementary School. They make up for 54.30% of student population, followed by Hispanics (29.51%), African Americans (9.22%), Two or More Races (3.49%), Asians (2.74%) and Native Americans (0.62%).
At Snyder Elementary School, Whites or Caucasians are the biggest group, comprising 59.71% of student population, followed by Hispanics (19.10%), African Americans (9.35%), Asians (7.67%), Two or More Races (3.76%) and Native Americans (0.32%).
Based on household incomes, Wilkinson Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 52.55% compared to 10.23% at Snyder 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, Wilkinson Elementary School has 54 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 6.72% of student population. Snyder Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 104 or about 8.31% of student population.
In addition, Wilkinson Elementary School has 6.48% bilingual students, 4.61% are in the gifted and talented program, while 13.45% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Snyder Elementary School with 7.99% bilingual students, 7.51% gifted and talented students and 7.75% students in the special education program.
52 teachers employed at Wilkinson Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.5 years. The 71 teachers at Snyder Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.6 years.
Of its teaching staff, Wilkinson Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 17 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Snyder Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 23 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 18 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 23 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 Wilkinson Elementary School there are 48 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine 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 six more working as school support staff.
At Snyder Elementary School there are 69 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by 19 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.
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