Compare Pine Shadows Elementary School with Valley Oaks Elementary School

Pine Shadows 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 74 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 79 in closing performance gaps. It scored 87 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, Valley Oaks Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 94 in student achievement, 93 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 96 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. Pine Shadows Elementary School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Valley Oaks Elementary School’s four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Pine Shadows Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 82.31% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (10.51%), African Americans (3.86%), Two or More Races (2.39%), Asians (0.80%) and Native Americans (0.13%).

At Valley Oaks Elementary School, Whites or Caucasians are the biggest group, comprising 60.20% of student population, followed by Hispanics (22.37%), Asians (11.00%), Two or More Races (5.07%), African Americans (1.24%) and Native Americans (0.12%).

Based on household incomes, Pine Shadows Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 77.39% compared to 9.89% at Valley Oaks 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, Pine Shadows Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 53.19% of its student population compared to 7.42% at Valley Oaks Elementary School.

In addition, Pine Shadows Elementary School has 64.23% bilingual students, 3.99% are in the gifted and talented program, while 12.63% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Valley Oaks Elementary School with 7.05% bilingual students, 16.56% gifted and talented students and 8.03% students in the special education program.

50 teachers employed at Pine Shadows Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.9 years. The 45 teachers at Valley Oaks Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.9 years.

Of its teaching staff, Pine Shadows Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 15 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Valley Oaks Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 15 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Pine Shadows Elementary School there are 47 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by ten teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.

At Valley Oaks Elementary School there are 44 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, eight teachers are aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.