Northern Hills 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 62 in student achievement, 76 in school progress and 80 in closing performance gaps. It scored 77 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, Larkspur Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of D. The school posted 56 in student achievement, 68 in school progress, 70 in closing performance gaps and 69 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.

Northern Hills Elementary School's one out of seven distinction is in 25% closing performance gaps. Larkspur Elementary School did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Northern Hills Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 67.61% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (16.10%), African Americans (10.87%), Two or More Races (5.03%) and Asians (0.40%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At Larkspur Elementary School, Hispanics make up 84.52% of student population, followed by African Americans (6.74%), Whites or Caucasians (4.49%), Two or More Races (2.25%), Asians (1.18%) and Native Americans (0.59%).

Based on household incomes, the Northern Hills Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 74.45% compared to 88.42% at Larkspur 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, Northern Hills Elementary School has 39 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 7.85% of student population. Larkspur Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 484 or about 57.21% of student population.

Northern Hills Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 7.85%, gifted and talented students, 5.23%, while 26.96% are in the special education program. Larkspur Elementary School bilingual students comprise 59.46%, gifted and talented students, 2.36%, and 14.07% are in the special education program.

42 teachers employed at Northern Hills Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.9 years. The 60 teachers at Larkspur Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 5.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Northern Hills Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Larkspur Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 14 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 16 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 Northern Hills Elementary School there are 36 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 13 special education teachers are being assisted by 18 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.

At Larkspur Elementary School there are 55 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, ten special education teachers are being assisted by 16 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.