Compare Valley Oaks Elementary School with Memorial Drive 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, Memorial Drive Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 95 in student achievement, 94 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 97 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 four distinction designations or awards for outstanding performance. For Valley Oaks Elementary School these are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps while Memorial Drive Elementary School secured in Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

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 Memorial Drive Elementary School, Whites or Caucasians make up 66.75% of student population, followed by Hispanics (14.07%), Asians (10.23%), Two or More Races (8.18%) and African Americans (0.77%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, Valley Oaks Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 9.89% compared to 9.21% at Memorial Drive 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 a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 7.42% of its student population compared to 5.88% at Memorial Drive Elementary School.

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. Memorial Drive Elementary School bilingual students comprise 5.88%, gifted and talented students, 14.32%, and 9.97% 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 26 teachers at Memorial Drive Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.5 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. Memorial Drive Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.

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 Memorial Drive Elementary School there are 25 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, five teachers are 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.