Compare Ridgecrest Elementary School with Wilchester Elementary School

Ridgecrest 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 77 in student achievement, 86 in school progress and 75 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, Wilchester Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 96 in student achievement, 93 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. Ridgecrest Elementary School’s two out of seven distinctions are in Science and post-secondary. Wilchester 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.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Ridgecrest Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 94.71% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (2.29%), African Americans (1.29%), Two or More Races (0.86%), Asians (0.72%) and Native Americans (0.14%).

At Wilchester Elementary School, Whites or Caucasians make up 73.24% of student population, followed by Hispanics (11.81%), Asians (10.68%), Two or More Races (2.26%), African Americans (1.88%) and Native Americans (0.13%).

Based on household incomes, Ridgecrest Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 93.71% compared to 7.79% at Wilchester 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, Ridgecrest Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 78.11% of its student population compared to 8.92% at Wilchester Elementary School.

In addition, Ridgecrest Elementary School has 78.25% bilingual students, 3.00% are in the gifted and talented program, while 16.02% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Wilchester Elementary School with 8.67% bilingual students, 15.20% gifted and talented students and 7.91% students in the special education program.

50 teachers employed at Ridgecrest Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.6 years. The 44 teachers at Wilchester Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 10.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14.6 years.

Of its teaching staff, Ridgecrest Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 16 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Wilchester Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six 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 Ridgecrest Elementary School there are 41 female teachers and nine male teachers. 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 three staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, Wilchester Elementary School has an all-female teaching staff. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by nine teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.