Compare Northrich Elementary School with Prestonwood Elementary School

Northrich 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 73 in student achievement, 85 in school progress and 77 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, Prestonwood Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 89 in student achievement, 88 in school progress, 83 in closing performance gaps and 87 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.

Prestonwood Elementary School's two out of seven distinctions are in Science and post-secondary. Northrich Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Northrich Elementary School. They make up for 44.11% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (26.28%), African Americans (20.24%), Two or More Races (8.16%) and Asians (1.21%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

The student population at Prestonwood Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 50.86%, followed by Hispanics (30.17%), African Americans (12.28%), Asians (3.23%), Two or More Races (3.02%) and Native Americans (0.43%).

Based on household incomes, Northrich Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 67.98% compared to 39.44% at Prestonwood 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, Northrich Elementary School has 88 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 26.59% of student population. Prestonwood Elementary School has slightly more ELLs at 102 or about 21.98% of student population.

In addition, Northrich Elementary School has 25.98% bilingual students, 4.23% are in the gifted and talented program, while 22.96% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Prestonwood Elementary School with 21.55% bilingual students, 6.90% gifted and talented students and 13.15% students in the special education program.

32 teachers employed at Northrich Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 5.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.8 years. The 38 teachers at Prestonwood Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Northrich Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, five teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers. Prestonwood Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 15 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Northrich Elementary School there are 31 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by 12 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 Prestonwood Elementary School there are 35 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by one teacher only 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.