Compare Creekside Park Junior High School with Willow Wood Junior High School

Creekside Park Junior High 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 94 in student achievement, 89 in school progress and 85 in closing performance gaps. It scored 91 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, Willow Wood Junior High School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 93 in student achievement, 93 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 95 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. Creekside Park Junior High School’s only distinction designation is in Post-Secondary. Willow Wood Junior High School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Creekside Park Junior High School. They make up for 47.86% of student population, followed by Hispanics (37.17%), Asians (6.69%), Two or More Races (4.46%), African Americans (3.16%) and Native Americans (0.37%).

The student population at Willow Wood Junior High School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 49.10%, followed by Hispanics (28.95%), Asians (11.46%), African Americans (6.15%), Two or More Races (3.98%) and Native Americans (0.24%).

Based on household incomes, the Creekside Park Junior High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 12.08% compared to 27.74% at Willow Wood Junior High 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, Creekside Park Junior High School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 11.15% of its student population compared to 8.56% at Willow Wood Junior High School.

Creekside Park Junior High School’s bilingual students comprise 10.41%, gifted and talented students, 15.33%, while 6.69% are in the special education program. Willow Wood Junior High School bilingual students comprise 7.96%, gifted and talented students, 11.46%, and 7.72% are in the special education program.

Creekside Park Junior High School's 57 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 3.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.5 years. Teachers at Willow Wood Junior High School, numbering 50 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 7.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.6 years.

Of its teaching staff, Creekside Park Junior High School no teacher 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, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 16 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. Willow Wood Junior High School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 16 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 16 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six 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 Creekside Park Junior High School there are 45 female teachers and 11 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by eight teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and 12 more working as school support staff.

At Willow Wood Junior High School there are 33 female teachers and 17 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are 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 eight more working as school support staff.