Compare Oak Ridge Elementary School with Crestview Elementary School

Oak Ridge 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 92 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 94 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, Crestview Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 95 in student achievement, 92 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.

It is in this area where the two schools differ. Oak Ridge 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. Crestview Elementary School’s five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Oak Ridge Elementary School. They make up for 43.38% of student population, followed by Hispanics (40.56%), Asians (6.29%), African Americans (5.79%), Two or More Races (3.31%) and Native Americans (0.50%).

At Crestview Elementary School, Whites or Caucasians are the biggest group, comprising 56.70% of student population, followed by Hispanics (30.09%), Asians (6.78%), Two or More Races (3.48%), African Americans (2.43%) and Native Americans (0.52%).

Based on household incomes, Oak Ridge Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 45.20% compared to 27.13% at Crestview 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, Oak Ridge Elementary School has a higher number of English Language Learners comprising 4.14% of its student population compared to 4.17% at Crestview Elementary School.

In addition, Oak Ridge Elementary School has 4.14% bilingual students, 4.97% are in the gifted and talented program, while 11.59% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Crestview Elementary School with 4.17% bilingual students, 12.00% gifted and talented students and 5.04% students in the special education program.

38 teachers employed at Oak Ridge Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.3 years. The 36 teachers at Crestview Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.8 years.

Of its teaching staff, Oak Ridge Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, nine teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Crestview Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 17 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, three teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine 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 Oak Ridge Elementary School there are 38 female teachers and zero male teacher. 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 five more working as school support staff.

At Crestview Elementary School there are 34 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, two 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 six more working as school support staff.