Compare Roy Lee Walker Elementary School with Valley Creek Elementary School

Roy Lee Walker 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, 93 in school progress and 98 in closing performance gaps. It scored 95 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 Creek Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 92 in student achievement, 88 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 94 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. Roy Lee Walker Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Comparative Academic Growth. Valley Creek Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Science, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Roy Lee Walker Elementary School. They make up for 60.36% of student population, followed by Hispanics (14.03%), African Americans (8.46%), Two or More Races (8.46%), Asians (8.24%) and Native Americans (0.22%).

At Valley Creek Elementary School, Whites or Caucasians are the biggest group, comprising 65.34% of student population, followed by Hispanics (15.89%), African Americans (9.05%), Two or More Races (5.30%), Asians (4.19%) and Native Americans (0.22%).

Based on household incomes, Roy Lee Walker Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 14.92% compared to 11.48% at Valley Creek 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, Roy Lee Walker Elementary School has a higher number of English Language Learners comprising 5.12% of its student population compared to 3.31% at Valley Creek Elementary School.

In addition, Roy Lee Walker Elementary School has 4.68% bilingual students, 16.04% are in the gifted and talented program, while 11.14% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Valley Creek Elementary School with 3.53% bilingual students, 16.11% gifted and talented students and 17.00% students in the special education program.

32 teachers employed at Roy Lee Walker Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.7 years. The 32 teachers at Valley Creek Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 11.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 15.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, Roy Lee Walker Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Valley Creek Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, nine teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while three teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Roy Lee Walker Elementary School there are 31 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by two teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.

At Valley Creek Elementary School there are 26 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by five 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.