Compare Deerwood Elementary School with Hidden Hollow Elementary School

Deerwood 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 86 in student achievement, 89 in school progress and 88 in closing performance gaps. It scored 89 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, Hidden Hollow Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 86 in student achievement, 79 in school progress, 74 in closing performance gaps and 82 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 Deerwood Elementary School and Hidden Hollow Elementary School are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Deerwood Elementary School. They make up for 59.02% of student population, followed by Hispanics (25.83%), African Americans (7.36%), Two or More Races (4.04%) and Asians (3.32%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At Hidden Hollow Elementary School, Whites or Caucasians are the biggest group, comprising 57.77% of student population, followed by Hispanics (28.36%), African Americans (5.67%), Asians (4.83%), Two or More Races (2.52%) and Native Americans (0.21%).

Based on household incomes, the Deerwood Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 18.47% compared to 27.31% at Hidden Hollow 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, Deerwood Elementary School has a slightly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 7.07% of its student population compared to 7.98% at Hidden Hollow Elementary School.

Deerwood Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 6.64%, gifted and talented students, 11.11%, while 12.84% are in the special education program. Hidden Hollow Elementary School bilingual students comprise 7.56%, gifted and talented students, 8.40%, and 11.13% are in the special education program.

45 teachers employed at Deerwood Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12 years. The 33 teachers at Hidden Hollow Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 15.3 years.

Of its teaching staff, Deerwood Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 16 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Hidden Hollow Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while four 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 Deerwood Elementary School there are 42 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five 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 seven more working as school support staff.

At Hidden Hollow Elementary School there are 29 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four 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.