Compare Colony Meadows Elementary School with Highlands Elementary School

Colony Meadows 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, Highlands Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 92 in student achievement, 87 in school progress, 88 in closing performance gaps and 91 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 two distinction designations or awards for performance. For Colony Meadows Elementary School these are in post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps while Highlands Elementary School secured in Science and post-secondary.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Asians comprise the biggest group at Colony Meadows Elementary School. They make up for 48.12% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (27.99%), Hispanics (13.26%), Two or More Races (6.06%), African Americans (4.09%) and Native Americans (0.33%).

The student population at Highlands Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 30.96%, followed by Asians (27.22%), Hispanics (21.89%), African Americans (12.99%) and Two or More Races (6.94%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Colony Meadows Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 18.66% compared to 36.30% at Highlands 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, Colony Meadows Elementary School has a slightly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 21.60% of its student population compared to 21.00% at Highlands Elementary School.

Colony Meadows Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 20.62%, gifted and talented students, 9.98%, while 8.67% are in the special education program. Highlands Elementary School bilingual students comprise 20.46%, gifted and talented students, 3.74%, and 15.48% are in the special education program.

41 teachers employed at Colony Meadows Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.7 years. The 42 teachers at Highlands Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, Colony Meadows Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Highlands Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine 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 Colony Meadows Elementary School there are 37 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by five teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.

At Highlands Elementary School there are 40 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by 14 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.