Compare Valley Oaks Elementary School with The Wildcat Way 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, The Wildcat Way School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted only 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.

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. The Wildcat Way 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%).

The student population at The Wildcat Way School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 33.22%, followed by Hispanics (30.23%), Asians (18.60%), African Americans (11.30%), Two or More Races (6.31%) and Native Americans (0.33%).

Based on household incomes, the Valley Oaks Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 9.89% compared to 54.49% at The Wildcat Way 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. The Wildcat Way School has significantly more ELLs at 102 or about 33.89% of student population.

Valley Oaks Elementary School 8.03% are in the special education program, 16.56% are in the gifted and talented program, and bilingual students comprise 7.05% students. The Wildcat Way School has no gifted and talented student, while 6.98% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 33.22% students.

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 15 teachers at The Wildcat Way School have been serving the school for an average of 7.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.2 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. The Wildcat Way School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, four teachers have worked for 11-20 years, three teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher.

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.

On the other hand, The Wildcat Way School has an all-female teaching staff. Of its teaching staff, 19 teachers are aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and two more working as school support staff.