Compare Mt Valley Elementary School with Clear Spring Elementary School

Mt Valley 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 90 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and 96 in closing performance gaps. It scored 93 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, Clear Spring Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 86 in student achievement, 86 in school progress, 94 in closing performance gaps and 88 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. Mt Valley 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. Clear Spring Elementary School’s three out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Mt Valley Elementary School is Whites or Caucasians who make up nearly 67.85% of student population, followed by Hispanics (26.16%), Two or More Races (4.21%), African Americans (0.67%), Asians (0.67%) and Native Americans (0.44%).

At Clear Spring Elementary School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 56.26% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (36.66%), Two or More Races (3.16%), African Americans (2.78%), Asians (0.88%) and Native Americans (0.13%).

Based on household incomes, Mt Valley Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 50.78% compared to 49.18% at Clear Spring 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, Mt Valley Elementary School has 19 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 4.21% of student population. Clear Spring Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 156 or about 19.72% of student population.

In addition, Mt Valley Elementary School has 4.21% bilingual students, 7.32% are in the gifted and talented program, while 26.16% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Clear Spring Elementary School with 22.88% bilingual students, 8.98% gifted and talented students and 9.99% students in the special education program.

34 teachers employed at Mt Valley Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.7 years. The 45 teachers at Clear Spring Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 4.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.4 years.

Of its teaching staff, Mt Valley Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, nine teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Clear Spring Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Mt Valley Elementary School there are 30 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by 16 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.

At Clear Spring Elementary School there are 40 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two 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.