Compare Buffalo Creek Elementary School with Frostwood Elementary School

Buffalo Creek Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B (80-89) 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, 82 in school progress and 82 in closing performance gaps. It scored 82 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, Frostwood Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 95 in student achievement, 92 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.

It is in this area where the two schools differ. Buffalo Creek Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Comparative Closing the Gaps. Frostwood Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Science, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Buffalo Creek Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 89.93% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (3.20%), Native Americans (2.52%), African Americans (2.06%), Asians (1.14%) and Two or More Races (1.14%).

At Frostwood Elementary School, Whites or Caucasians are the biggest group, comprising 54.68% of student population, followed by Asians (23.98%), Hispanics (13.70%), Two or More Races (6.59%), African Americans (0.66%) and Native Americans (0.13%).

Based on household incomes, Buffalo Creek Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 92.22% compared to 12.78% at Frostwood 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, Buffalo Creek Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 68.65% of its student population compared to 17.92% at Frostwood Elementary School.

In addition, Buffalo Creek Elementary School has 68.65% bilingual students, 2.75% are in the gifted and talented program, while 13.27% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Frostwood Elementary School with 17.79% bilingual students, 19.10% gifted and talented students and 9.49% students in the special education program.

34 teachers employed at Buffalo Creek Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.5 years. The 44 teachers at Frostwood Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 10.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14.3 years.

Of its teaching staff, Buffalo Creek Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Frostwood Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has 17 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, nine teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 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 Buffalo Creek Elementary School there are 29 female teachers and five male teachers. 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 eight more working as school support staff.

At Frostwood Elementary School there are 40 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by eight teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and nine more working as school support staff.