Compare Forest North Elementary School with Redbud Elementary School

Forest North 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 79 in student achievement, 96 in school progress and 78 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, Redbud Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 90 in student achievement, 88 in school progress, 94 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.

Forest North Elementary School's two out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) and with 25% student progress. Redbud Elementary School did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Forest North Elementary School. They make up for 37.19% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (28.10%), African Americans (17.77%), Asians (8.68%) and Two or More Races (7.85%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

The student population at Redbud Elementary School is also predominantly by Asians at 51.16%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (20.75%), Hispanics (17.49%), African Americans (5.44%), Two or More Races (4.46%) and Native Americans (0.54%).

Based on household incomes, Forest North Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 46.28% compared to 10.10% at Redbud 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, Forest North Elementary School has 45 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 18.60% of student population. Redbud Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 550 or about 18.46% of student population.

In addition, Forest North Elementary School has 18.18% bilingual students, 5.79% are in the gifted and talented program, while 16.12% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Redbud Elementary School with 19.37% bilingual students, 16.65% gifted and talented students and 6.01% students in the special education program.

25 teachers employed at Forest North Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9 years. The 155 teachers at Redbud Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 4.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, Forest North Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including minus two beginning teacher. Redbud Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 39 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 26 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 65 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 16 beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Forest North Elementary School there are 22 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by 15 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.

At Redbud Elementary School there are 134 female teachers and 20 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 25 special education teachers are being assisted by 22 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has eight staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.