Compare Ridgemont Elementary School with Commonwealth Elementary School

Ridgemont 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 65 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 75 in closing performance gaps. It scored 86 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, Commonwealth Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 97 in student achievement, 97 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 98 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.

Commonwealth 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. Ridgemont Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Ridgemont Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 72.57% of student population, followed by African Americans (24.31%), Whites or Caucasians (2.43%), Asians (0.35%) and Two or More Races (0.35%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At Commonwealth Elementary School, Asians make up 69.81% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (13.17%), Hispanics (6.42%), African Americans (5.46%), Two or More Races (4.50%) and Native Americans (0.64%).

Based on household incomes, Ridgemont Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 93.06% compared to 10.60% at Commonwealth 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, Ridgemont Elementary School has a higher number of English Language Learners comprising 57.99% of its student population compared to 17.13% at Commonwealth Elementary School.

In addition, Ridgemont Elementary School has 57.64% bilingual students, 1.74% are in the gifted and talented program, while 11.81% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Commonwealth Elementary School with 16.81% bilingual students, 24.41% gifted and talented students and 6.42% students in the special education program.

26 teachers employed at Ridgemont Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 3.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.2 years. The 59 teachers at Commonwealth Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, Ridgemont Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, seven teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Commonwealth Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has 13 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 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, including one beginning teacher only.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Ridgemont Elementary School there are 24 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, ten teachers are aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.

At Commonwealth Elementary School there are 56 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.