Compare Rummel Creek Elementary School with Pine Shadows Elementary School

Rummel Creek 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 94 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 94 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, Pine Shadows Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 74 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 79 in closing performance gaps and 87 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.

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. Rummel Creek Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Rummel Creek Elementary School. They make up for 60.67% of student population, followed by Hispanics (17.02%), Asians (15.66%), Two or More Races (5.18%), African Americans (1.36%) and Native Americans (0.12%).

At Pine Shadows Elementary School, Hispanics make up 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%).

Based on household incomes, the Rummel Creek Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 5.67% compared to 77.39% at Pine Shadows 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, Rummel Creek Elementary School has 120 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 14.80% of student population. Pine Shadows Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 400 or about 53.19% of student population.

Rummel Creek Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 14.43%, gifted and talented students, 16.40%, while 9.74% are in the special education program. Pine Shadows Elementary School bilingual students comprise 64.23%, gifted and talented students, 3.99%, and 12.63% are in the special education program.

46 teachers employed at Rummel Creek Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.6 years. The 50 teachers at Pine Shadows Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.9 years.

Of its teaching staff, Rummel Creek Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 11 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. 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.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Rummel Creek Elementary School there are 44 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by 15 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.

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.