Compare Spring Shadows Elementary School with Ridgecrest Elementary School

Spring 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 62 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 77 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, Ridgecrest Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 77 in student achievement, 86 in school progress, 75 in closing performance gaps and 83 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.

Both schools garnered only two distinction designations or awards for performance. For Spring Shadows Elementary School these are in Science and 25% closing performance gaps while Ridgecrest Elementary School secured in Science and post-secondary.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Spring Shadows Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 80.06% of student population, followed by African Americans (14.26%), Whites or Caucasians (3.89%), Two or More Races (1.46%) and Asians (0.32%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At Ridgecrest Elementary School, Hispanics make up 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%).

Based on household incomes, Spring Shadows Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 94.17% compared to 93.71% at Ridgecrest 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, Spring Shadows Elementary School has 375 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 60.78% of student population. Ridgecrest Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 546 or about 78.11% of student population.

In addition, Spring Shadows Elementary School has 60.62% bilingual students, 1.62% are in the gifted and talented program, while 15.07% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Ridgecrest Elementary School with 78.25% bilingual students, 3.00% gifted and talented students and 16.02% students in the special education program.

42 teachers employed at Spring Shadows Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 3.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7.8 years. The 50 teachers at Ridgecrest Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.6 years.

Of its teaching staff, Spring Shadows Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, nine teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. 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.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Spring Shadows Elementary School there are 38 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by 12 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.

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.