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 Woodlawn Elementary School, which is a part of CORPUS CHRISTI ISD, with Sanders Elementary School, which is a part of CORPUS CHRISTI ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Woodlawn Elementary School has a regular student population of 306 with a 14 students/teacher ratio while Sanders Elementary School has 333 students and a student-teacher ratio of 13.2 students/teacher ratio.
Woodlawn 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 83 in student achievement, 94 in school progress and 94 in closing performance gaps. It scored 94 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, Sanders Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 65 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 74 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.
It is in this area where the two schools differ. Woodlawn 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. Sanders Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Comparative Academic Growth.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Woodlawn Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 79.41% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (14.05%), Two or More Races (3.59%), African Americans (2.61%) and Asians (0.33%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
At Sanders Elementary School, Hispanics make up 82.58% of student population, followed by African Americans (6.91%), Whites or Caucasians (6.91%), Asians (1.80%) and Two or More Races (1.80%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
Based on household incomes, Woodlawn Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 82.35% compared to 81.98% at Sanders 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, Woodlawn Elementary School has a higher number of English Language Learners comprising 6.21% of its student population compared to 4.80% at Sanders Elementary School.
Woodlawn Elementary School has no gifted and talented student, while 8.50% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 6.21% students. Sanders Elementary School has no gifted and talented student, while 12.01% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 4.80% students.
21 teachers employed at Woodlawn Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.5 years. The 25 teachers at Sanders Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.2 years.
Of its teaching staff, Woodlawn Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, two 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. Sanders Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, nine teachers have worked for 11-20 years, two teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten 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 Woodlawn Elementary School there are 20 female teachers and one male teacher only. 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 two staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.
At Sanders Elementary School there are 23 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by seven 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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