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 Willow Creek Elementary School, which is a part of HUMBLE ISD, with Woodland Hills Elementary School, which is a part of HUMBLE ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Willow Creek Elementary School has a regular student population of 559 with a 15.1 students/teacher ratio while Woodland Hills Elementary School has 516 students and a student-teacher ratio of 13.4 students/teacher ratio.
Willow Creek 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 93 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and an impressive100 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, Woodland Hills Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 78 in student achievement, 85 in school progress, 79 in closing performance gaps and 83 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.
Willow Creek Elementary School's two out of seven distinctions are in Science and 25% closing performance gaps. Woodland Hills Elementary School did not earn any distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Willow Creek Elementary School is Whites or Caucasians who make up nearly 75.31% of student population, followed by Hispanics (15.03%), Two or More Races (5.37%), African Americans (2.50%) and Asians (1.61%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
The student population at Woodland Hills Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 51.55%, followed by Hispanics (37.60%), African Americans (6.40%), Two or More Races (2.33%), Asians (1.74%) and Native Americans (0.39%).
Based on household incomes, the Willow Creek Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 5.90% compared to 43.60% at Woodland Hills 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, Willow Creek Elementary School has 12 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 2.15% of student population. Woodland Hills Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 40 or about 7.75% of student population.
Willow Creek Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 1.97%, gifted and talented students, 12.52%, while 13.60% are in the special education program. Woodland Hills Elementary School bilingual students comprise 6.98%, gifted and talented students, 6.20%, and 11.82% are in the special education program.
37 teachers employed at Willow Creek Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14.4 years. The 38 teachers at Woodland Hills Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13 years.
Of its teaching staff, Willow Creek Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 17 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Woodland Hills Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Willow Creek Elementary School there are 35 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by eight teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.
At Woodland Hills Elementary School there are 36 female teachers and two male teachers. 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 seven more working as school support staff.
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