Compare Cottonwood Creek Elementary School with Veterans Hill Elementary School

Cottonwood 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, 83 in school progress and 78 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, Veterans Hill Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 76 in student achievement, 80 in school progress, 77 in closing performance gaps and 79 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.

Distinction Designations for Cottonwood Creek Elementary School and Veterans Hill Elementary School are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Cottonwood Creek Elementary School. They make up for 47.46% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (35.19%), African Americans (10.31%), Two or More Races (4.75%), Asians (1.96%) and Native Americans (0.33%).

At Veterans Hill Elementary School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 55.88% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (23.01%), African Americans (10.55%), Two or More Races (6.40%) and Asians (3.81%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, Cottonwood Creek Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 44.19% compared to 41.70% at Veterans Hill 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, Cottonwood Creek Elementary School has 106 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 17.35% of student population. Veterans Hill Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 219 or about 37.89% of student population.

In addition, Cottonwood Creek Elementary School has 21.28% bilingual students, 3.60% are in the gifted and talented program, while 18.33% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Veterans Hill Elementary School with 44.29% bilingual students, 5.36% gifted and talented students and 11.76% students in the special education program.

49 teachers employed at Cottonwood Creek Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 4.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.9 years. The 47 teachers at Veterans Hill Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 5.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.2 years.

Of its teaching staff, Cottonwood Creek Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 17 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Veterans Hill Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Cottonwood Creek Elementary School there are 48 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, 12 special education teachers are being assisted by 17 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and two more working as school support staff.

At Veterans Hill Elementary School there are 45 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six 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 three more working as school support staff.