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, Franz Leadership Academy earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 72 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 81 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. Northern Hills Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Comparative Closing the Gaps. Franz Leadership Academy's three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

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 Franz Leadership Academy, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 63.35% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (17.08%), African Americans (13.04%), Two or More Races (4.35%) and Asians (1.55%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Northern Hills Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 74.45% compared to 76.09% at Franz Leadership Academy.

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 a slightly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 7.85% of its student population compared to 5.90% at Franz Leadership Academy.

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. Franz Leadership Academy bilingual students comprise 5.90%, gifted and talented students, 3.73%, and 24.22% 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 25 teachers at Franz Leadership Academy have been serving the school for an average of 10.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.4 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. Franz Leadership Academy has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, five teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five 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 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 Franz Leadership Academy there are 23 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by 13 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.