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 Zelma Hutsell Elementary School, which is a part of KATY ISD, with Odessa Kilpatrick Elementary School, which is a part of KATY ISD, we noted a big difference in ratings.
Zelma Hutsell Elementary School has a regular student population of 787 with a 11.1 students/teacher ratio while Odessa Kilpatrick Elementary School has 1,041 students and a student-teacher ratio of 13.9 students/teacher ratio.
Zelma Hutsell Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C (70-79) 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 72 in student achievement, 79 in school progress and 76 in closing performance gaps. It scored 78 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, Odessa Kilpatrick Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 95 in student achievement, 93 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 97 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.
Odessa Kilpatrick Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Zelma Hutsell Elementary School has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Zelma Hutsell Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 67.60% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (23.00%), African Americans (5.59%), Two or More Races (3.43%) and Asians (0.25%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
The student population at Odessa Kilpatrick Elementary School is also predominantly by Asians at 34.58%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (31.80%), Hispanics (22.19%), Two or More Races (6.44%), African Americans (4.71%) and Native Americans (0.10%).
Based on household incomes, Zelma Hutsell Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 71.66% compared to 15.85% at Odessa Kilpatrick 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, Zelma Hutsell Elementary School has 364 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 46.25% of student population. Odessa Kilpatrick Elementary School has slightly more ELLs at 378 or about 36.31% of student population.
In addition, Zelma Hutsell Elementary School has 46.25% bilingual students, 2.54% are in the gifted and talented program, while 21.35% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Odessa Kilpatrick Elementary School with 35.45% bilingual students, 11.14% gifted and talented students and 14.31% students in the special education program.
71 teachers employed at Zelma Hutsell Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.3 years. The 74 teachers at Odessa Kilpatrick Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.6 years.
Of its teaching staff, Zelma Hutsell Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 11 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 27 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 16 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Odessa Kilpatrick Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 17 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 21 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 19 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.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Zelma Hutsell Elementary School there are 65 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by 23 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and ten more working as school support staff.
At Odessa Kilpatrick Elementary School there are 71 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by 15 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and ten more working as school support staff.
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