Compare Heritage Rose Elementary School with Walker Station Elementary School

Heritage Rose 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 69 in student achievement, 82 in school progress and 74 in closing performance gaps. It scored 80 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, Walker Station Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 95 in student achievement, 97 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 98 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.

Walker Station Elementary School's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Heritage Rose Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Heritage Rose Elementary School. They make up for 64.97% of student population, followed by African Americans (24.32%), Whites or Caucasians (3.99%), Asians (3.36%), Two or More Races (2.90%) and Native Americans (0.36%).

The student population at Walker Station Elementary School is also predominantly by Asians at 44.48%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (30.52%), Hispanics (13.40%), African Americans (5.39%), Two or More Races (5.39%) and Native Americans (0.83%).

Based on household incomes, Heritage Rose Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 82.94% compared to 18.51% at Walker Station 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, Heritage Rose Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 48.73% of its student population compared to 27.21% at Walker Station Elementary School.

In addition, Heritage Rose Elementary School has 48.73% bilingual students, 1.18% are in the gifted and talented program, while 11.25% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Walker Station Elementary School with 26.93% bilingual students, 12.57% gifted and talented students and 10.22% students in the special education program.

78 teachers employed at Heritage Rose Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 5.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.4 years. The 48 teachers at Walker Station Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.4 years.

Of its teaching staff, Heritage Rose Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 19 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 23 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 20 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including eight beginning teachers. Walker Station Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Heritage Rose Elementary School there are 65 female teachers and 13 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by 21 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 Walker Station Elementary School there are 44 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three 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 four more working as school support staff.