Compare Barton Hills Elementary School with Highland Park Elementary School

Barton Hills 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, 92 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, Highland Park Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 94 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 96 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. Barton Hills Elementary School’s three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Highland Park 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 Barton Hills Elementary School. They make up for 65.87% of student population, followed by Hispanics (25.13%), Two or More Races (5.29%), Asians (1.85%), African Americans (1.59%) and Native Americans (0.26%).

At Highland Park Elementary School, Whites or Caucasians make up 74.81% of student population, followed by Hispanics (13.69%), Two or More Races (5.44%), Asians (4.98%), African Americans (0.93%) and Native Americans (0.16%).

Based on household incomes, Barton Hills Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 7.67% compared to 6.22% at Highland Park 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, Barton Hills Elementary School has a higher number of English Language Learners comprising 2.91% of its student population compared to 0.93% at Highland Park Elementary School.

In addition, Barton Hills Elementary School has 2.65% bilingual students, 8.47% are in the gifted and talented program, while 10.32% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Highland Park Elementary School with 0.93% bilingual students, 11.20% gifted and talented students and 8.09% students in the special education program.

26 teachers employed at Barton Hills Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 12 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.6 years. The 40 teachers at Highland Park Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 10.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.1 years.

Of its teaching staff, Barton Hills Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, six teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including minus two beginning teacher. Highland Park Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six 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 Barton Hills Elementary School there are 20 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by three teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and two more working as school support staff.

At Highland Park Elementary School there are 35 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are 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 three more working as school support staff.