Silvercrest 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 95 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and 92 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, Challenger Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 91 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 90 in closing performance gaps and 91 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. Silvercrest Elementary School's two out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics and post-secondary. Except for Mathematics, Challenger Elementary School earned one out of seven distinctions.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Asians comprise the biggest group at Silvercrest Elementary School. They make up for 40.89% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (24.82%), Hispanics (16.21%), African Americans (11.19%), Two or More Races (6.03%) and Native Americans (0.43%).

The student population at Challenger Elementary School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 28.29%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (24.67%), African Americans (22.86%), Asians (16.78%), Two or More Races (7.07%) and Native Americans (0.16%).

Based on household incomes, the Silvercrest Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 11.76% compared to 38.82% at Challenger 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, Silvercrest Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 19.37% of its student population compared to 14.97% at Challenger Elementary School.

Silvercrest Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 19.08%, gifted and talented students, 25.11%, while 10.19% are in the special education program. Challenger Elementary School bilingual students comprise 14.80%, gifted and talented students, 8.06%, and 15.30% are in the special education program.

39 teachers employed at Silvercrest Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 10.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13 years. The 39 teachers at Challenger Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.9 years.

Of its teaching staff, Silvercrest Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Challenger Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 16 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten 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 Silvercrest Elementary School there are 38 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.

At Challenger Elementary School there are 38 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by 12 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.