Compare Valley Oaks Elementary School with Wilchester 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, Wilchester Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 96 in student achievement, 93 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.

It is in this area where the two schools differ. 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. Wilchester Elementary School's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, 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 Wilchester Elementary School, Whites or Caucasians make up 73.24% of student population, followed by Hispanics (11.81%), Asians (10.68%), Two or More Races (2.26%), African Americans (1.88%) and Native Americans (0.13%).

Based on household incomes, Valley Oaks Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 9.89% compared to 7.79% at Wilchester 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. Wilchester Elementary School has slightly more ELLs at 71 or about 8.92% 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. Wilchester Elementary School bilingual students comprise 8.67%, gifted and talented students, 15.20%, and 7.91% 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 44 teachers at Wilchester Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 10.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14.6 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. Wilchester Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine 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 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, Wilchester Elementary School has an all-female teaching staff. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by nine teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.