Compare Greenwood Hills Elementary School with Risd Acad

Greenwood Hills Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C (70-79) 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 69 in student achievement, 74 in school progress and 74 in closing performance gaps. It scored 74 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, Risd Acad not rated a State accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365. The school posted 52 in student achievement, 69 in school progress, 64 in closing performance gaps and 68 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 Greenwood Hills Elementary School and Risd Acad are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Greenwood Hills Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 74.07% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (13.23%), African Americans (6.35%), Two or More Races (4.23%), Asians (1.32%) and Native Americans (0.26%).

At Risd Acad, Hispanics make up 91.77% of student population, followed by African Americans (3.49%), Whites or Caucasians (2.37%), Asians (1.95%), Native Americans (0.28%) and Two or More Races (0.14%).

Based on household incomes, the Greenwood Hills Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 73.02% compared to 94.84% at Risd Acad.

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, Greenwood Hills Elementary School has 220 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 58.20% of student population. Risd Acad has significantly more ELLs at 605 or about 84.38% of student population.

Greenwood Hills Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 58.20%, gifted and talented students, 5.82%, while 15.34% are in the special education program. Risd Acad bilingual students comprise 84.38%, gifted and talented students, 2.79%, and 11.72% are in the special education program.

37 teachers employed at Greenwood Hills Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.6 years. The 56 teachers at Risd Acad have been serving the school for an average of 4.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.1 years.

Of its teaching staff, Greenwood Hills Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, nine teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Risd Acad no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 16 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 18 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Greenwood Hills Elementary School there are 34 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by ten teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and nine more working as school support staff.

At Risd Acad there are 45 female teachers and ten male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by three teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.