Compare Mt Valley Elementary School with Freiheit 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, Freiheit Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 76 in student achievement, 75 in school progress, 72 in closing performance gaps and 75 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.

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. Freiheit Elementary School did not earn any distinction.

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%).

The student population at Freiheit Elementary School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 48.47%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (41.10%), Two or More Races (4.91%), African Americans (2.94%), Asians (2.09%) and Native Americans (0.37%).

Based on household incomes, the Mt Valley Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 50.78% compared to 53.13% at Freiheit 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. Freiheit Elementary School has slightly more ELLs at 37 or about 4.54% of student population.

Mt Valley Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 4.21%, gifted and talented students, 7.32%, while 26.16% are in the special education program. Freiheit Elementary School bilingual students comprise 3.80%, gifted and talented students, 4.79%, and 19.02% are 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 52 teachers at Freiheit Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 3.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.4 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. Freiheit Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 19 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 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 Freiheit Elementary School there are 49 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by 18 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and ten more working as school support staff.