Compare Tuscany Heights with Roan Forest Elementary School

Tuscany Heights 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 91 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 98 in closing performance gaps. It scored 93 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, Roan Forest Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 93 in student achievement, 93 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 95 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. Tuscany Heights’s three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Roan Forest 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, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Tuscany Heights. They make up for 39.33% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (38.08%), African Americans (8.37%), Asians (8.23%), Two or More Races (5.72%) and Native Americans (0.28%).

At Roan Forest Elementary School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 62.38% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (18.63%), Asians (10.78%), African Americans (4.17%), Two or More Races (3.43%) and Native Americans (0.49%).

Based on household incomes, the Tuscany Heights’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 37.38% compared to 39.83% at Roan Forest 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, Tuscany Heights has 62 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 8.65% of student population. Roan Forest Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 304 or about 37.25% of student population.

Tuscany Heights’s bilingual students comprise 8.23%, gifted and talented students, 6.42%, while 10.60% are in the special education program. Roan Forest Elementary School bilingual students comprise 61.03%, gifted and talented students, 5.51%, and 12.13% are in the special education program.

40 teachers employed at Tuscany Heights have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.9 years. The 55 teachers at Roan Forest Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.3 years.

Of its teaching staff, Tuscany Heights no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Roan Forest Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 21 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 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 Tuscany Heights there are 37 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six 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 five more working as school support staff.

At Roan Forest Elementary School there are 48 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by 13 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.