Compare Laurel Mountain Elementary School with Forest North Elementary School

Laurel Mountain 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 95 in student achievement, 95 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 97 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, Forest North Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 79 in student achievement, 96 in school progress, 78 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.

It is in this area where the two schools differ. Laurel Mountain 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. Forest North Elementary School’s two out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) and with 25% student progress.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Asians comprise the biggest group at Laurel Mountain Elementary School. They make up for 44.51% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (34.62%), Hispanics (11.54%), Two or More Races (7.88%), African Americans (1.10%) and Native Americans (0.37%).

The student population at Forest North Elementary School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 37.19%, 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.

Based on household incomes, the Laurel Mountain Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 4.58% compared to 46.28% at Forest North 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, Laurel Mountain Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 19.78% of its student population compared to 18.60% at Forest North Elementary School.

Laurel Mountain Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 19.60%, gifted and talented students, 15.57%, while 5.86% are in the special education program. Forest North Elementary School bilingual students comprise 18.18%, gifted and talented students, 5.79%, and 16.12% are in the special education program.

40 teachers employed at Laurel Mountain Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.3 years. The 25 teachers at Forest North Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9 years.

Of its teaching staff, Laurel Mountain Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, nine teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. 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.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Laurel Mountain Elementary School there are 38 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.

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.