Compare Valley Hi Elementary School with Aue Elementary School

Valley Hi 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 73 in student achievement, 95 in school progress and 78 in closing performance gaps. It scored 90 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, Aue Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 92 in student achievement, 90 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. Valley Hi Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Aue Elementary School’s two out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Valley Hi Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 89.64% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (4.21%), African Americans (3.24%), Two or More Races (2.59%) and Asians (0.32%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

The student population at Aue Elementary School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 46.13%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (42.26%), Asians (5.89%), Two or More Races (4.71%) and African Americans (1.01%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, Valley Hi Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 80.91% compared to 14.65% at Aue 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 Hi Elementary School has 6 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 1.94% of student population. Aue Elementary School has slightly more ELLs at 24 or about 4.04% of student population.

Valley Hi Elementary School has no bilingual student, while 16.83% are in the special education program, and 3.88% are in the gifted and talented program students. Aue Elementary School 13.97% are in the special education program, 5.39% are in the gifted and talented program, and bilingual students comprise 0.34% students.

25 teachers employed at Valley Hi Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 12 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.7 years. The 40 teachers at Aue Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 13.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 15.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, Valley Hi Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, no teacher serving the school for 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Aue Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 14 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six 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 Valley Hi Elementary School there are 24 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by seven 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 Aue Elementary School there are 38 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by eight 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.