Compare Valley Creek Elementary School with Burks Elementary School

Valley 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 92 in student achievement, 88 in school progress and an impressive100 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, Burks Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 62 in student achievement, 77 in school progress, 66 in closing performance gaps and 74 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.

Valley Creek Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Science, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Burks Elementary School did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Valley Creek Elementary School. They make up for 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%).

At Burks Elementary School, Hispanics make up 68.07% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (15.36%), African Americans (12.35%), Two or More Races (3.92%) and Native Americans (0.30%). There is no Asians student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Valley Creek Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 11.48% compared to 79.52% at Burks 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, Valley Creek Elementary School has 15 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 3.31% of student population. Burks Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 158 or about 47.59% of student population.

Valley Creek Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 3.53%, gifted and talented students, 16.11%, while 17.00% are in the special education program. Burks Elementary School bilingual students comprise 48.19%, gifted and talented students, 6.02%, and 13.25% are in the special education program.

32 teachers employed at Valley Creek Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 11.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 15.5 years. The 31 teachers at Burks Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.6 years.

Of its teaching staff, 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. Burks Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while three teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. 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.

At Burks Elementary School there are 27 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three 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 three more working as school support staff.