Compare Greenwood Hills Elementary School with White Rock Elementary School

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, White Rock Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 93 in student achievement, 88 in school progress, 87 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.

White Rock Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science and post-secondary. Greenwood Hills Elementary School has no distinction.

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 White Rock Elementary School, Whites or Caucasians are the biggest group, comprising 63.67% of student population, followed by African Americans (15.89%), Hispanics (14.31%), Two or More Races (4.15%), Asians (1.68%) and Native Americans (0.20%).

Based on household incomes, Greenwood Hills Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 73.02% compared to 25.37% at White Rock 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, Greenwood Hills Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 58.20% of its student population compared to 2.96% at White Rock Elementary School.

In addition, Greenwood Hills Elementary School has 58.20% bilingual students, 5.82% are in the gifted and talented program, while 15.34% are in the special education program. This stacks up against White Rock Elementary School with 2.86% bilingual students, 8.59% gifted and talented students and 13.52% students 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 69 teachers at White Rock Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.2 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. White Rock Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 17 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 25 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including seven 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 White Rock Elementary School there are 64 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by 12 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.