Compare McAuliffe Elementary School with Stem Academy At Valley Ridge Elementary School

McAuliffe 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 93 in student achievement, 88 in school progress and 89 in closing performance gaps. It scored 92 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, Stem Academy At Valley Ridge Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 85 in student achievement, 93 in school progress, 82 in closing performance gaps and 90 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.

Stem Academy At Valley Ridge Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science and with 25% student progress. McAuliffe Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in McAuliffe Elementary School is Whites or Caucasians who make up nearly 80.99% of student population, followed by Hispanics (9.87%), Two or More Races (3.66%), African Americans (2.93%), Asians (2.19%) and Native Americans (0.37%).

The student population at Stem Academy At Valley Ridge Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 34.79%, followed by Hispanics (30.78%), African Americans (20.04%), Asians (7.65%), Two or More Races (6.01%) and Native Americans (0.18%).

Based on household incomes, the McAuliffe Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 5.85% compared to 38.98% at Stem Academy At Valley Ridge 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, McAuliffe Elementary School has 11 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 2.01% of student population. Stem Academy At Valley Ridge Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 63 or about 11.48% of student population.

McAuliffe Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 1.83%, gifted and talented students, 4.39%, while 23.03% are in the special education program. Stem Academy At Valley Ridge Elementary School bilingual students comprise 11.11%, gifted and talented students, 4.37%, and 21.31% are in the special education program.

42 teachers employed at McAuliffe Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.5 years. The 45 teachers at Stem Academy At Valley Ridge Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 10.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.2 years.

Of its teaching staff, McAuliffe Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 16 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Stem Academy At Valley Ridge Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 12 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, six teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 16 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At McAuliffe Elementary School there are 40 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by four teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.

At Stem Academy At Valley Ridge Elementary School there are 41 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by six teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.