Compare Wildwood Elementary School with Willow Creek Elementary School

Wildwood 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 93 in student achievement, 90 in school progress and 96 in closing performance gaps. It scored 94 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, Willow Creek Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 94 in student achievement, 95 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. Wildwood Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Read/ELA. Willow Creek Elementary School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Wildwood Elementary School. They make up for 47.95% of student population, followed by Hispanics (20.84%), Asians (19.88%), African Americans (6.14%), Two or More Races (4.58%) and Native Americans (0.60%).

The student population at Willow Creek Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 47.67%, followed by Hispanics (23.70%), Asians (17.12%), African Americans (6.16%) and Two or More Races (5.07%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Wildwood Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 17.83% compared to 26.44% at Willow Creek 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, Wildwood Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 13.49% of its student population compared to 11.37% at Willow Creek Elementary School.

In addition, Wildwood Elementary School has 13.01% bilingual students, 5.54% are in the gifted and talented program, while 10.36% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Willow Creek Elementary School with 11.10% bilingual students, 10.27% gifted and talented students and 10.14% students in the special education program.

53 teachers employed at Wildwood Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 4.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.7 years. The 48 teachers at Willow Creek Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 11.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 16.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, Wildwood Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 21 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 21 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Willow Creek Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has 14 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 24 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while two 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 Wildwood Elementary School there are 51 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by 15 teachers 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.

At Willow Creek Elementary School there are 47 female teachers and one male teacher only. 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 six more working as school support staff.