Compare Meadow Wood Elementary School with Wilchester Elementary School

Meadow Wood 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 86 in student achievement, 75 in school progress and 75 in closing performance gaps. It scored 83 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, Wilchester Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 96 in student achievement, 93 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 97 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.

Wilchester 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. Meadow Wood Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Meadow Wood Elementary School. They make up for 58.44% of student population, followed by Hispanics (22.85%), African Americans (9.97%), Asians (4.91%), Two or More Races (3.68%) and Native Americans (0.15%).

At Wilchester Elementary School, Whites or Caucasians make up 73.24% of student population, followed by Hispanics (11.81%), Asians (10.68%), Two or More Races (2.26%), African Americans (1.88%) and Native Americans (0.13%).

Based on household incomes, Meadow Wood Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 31.29% compared to 7.79% at Wilchester 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, Meadow Wood Elementary School has a higher number of English Language Learners comprising 11.81% of its student population compared to 8.92% at Wilchester Elementary School.

In addition, Meadow Wood Elementary School has 11.66% bilingual students, 8.90% are in the gifted and talented program, while 13.04% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Wilchester Elementary School with 8.67% bilingual students, 15.20% gifted and talented students and 7.91% students in the special education program.

39 teachers employed at Meadow Wood Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.1 years. The 44 teachers at Wilchester Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 10.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14.6 years.

Of its teaching staff, Meadow Wood Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Wilchester Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Meadow Wood Elementary School there are 37 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are 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 eight more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, Wilchester Elementary School has an all-female teaching staff. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by nine 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.