Compare Valley Oaks Elementary School with Meadow Wood Elementary School

Valley Oaks 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, 93 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 96 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, Meadow Wood Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 86 in student achievement, 75 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.

Valley Oaks Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Meadow Wood Elementary School did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Valley Oaks Elementary School. They make up for 60.20% of student population, followed by Hispanics (22.37%), Asians (11.00%), Two or More Races (5.07%), African Americans (1.24%) and Native Americans (0.12%).

At Meadow Wood Elementary School, Whites or Caucasians are the biggest group, comprising 58.44% of student population, followed by Hispanics (22.85%), African Americans (9.97%), Asians (4.91%), Two or More Races (3.68%) and Native Americans (0.15%).

Based on household incomes, the Valley Oaks Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 9.89% compared to 31.29% at Meadow Wood 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 Oaks Elementary School has 60 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 7.42% of student population. Meadow Wood Elementary School has slightly more ELLs at 77 or about 11.81% of student population.

Valley Oaks Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 7.05%, gifted and talented students, 16.56%, while 8.03% are in the special education program. Meadow Wood Elementary School bilingual students comprise 11.66%, gifted and talented students, 8.90%, and 13.04% are in the special education program.

45 teachers employed at Valley Oaks Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.9 years. The 39 teachers at Meadow Wood Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.1 years.

Of its teaching staff, Valley Oaks Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 15 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Meadow Wood Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Valley Oaks Elementary School there are 44 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, eight teachers are 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.

At Meadow Wood Elementary School there are 37 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.