Compare Friendship Elementary School with Hidden Lakes Elementary School

Friendship Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C (70-79) 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 72 in student achievement, 75 in school progress and 71 in closing performance gaps. It scored 74 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, Hidden Lakes Elementary School 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.

Hidden Lakes Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Friendship Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Friendship Elementary School. They make up for 38.79% of student population, followed by Hispanics (23.16%), African Americans (21.85%), Asians (8.10%), Two or More Races (7.91%) and Native Americans (0.19%).

At Hidden Lakes Elementary School, Whites or Caucasians make up 69.19% of student population, followed by Hispanics (13.45%), Two or More Races (7.09%), Asians (6.85%), African Americans (2.69%) and Native Americans (0.49%).

Based on household incomes, Friendship Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 44.63% compared to 7.58% at Hidden Lakes 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, Friendship Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 15.07% of its student population compared to 4.40% at Hidden Lakes Elementary School.

In addition, Friendship Elementary School has 13.37% bilingual students, 3.58% are in the gifted and talented program, while 16.01% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Hidden Lakes Elementary School with 4.40% bilingual students, 4.65% gifted and talented students and 20.05% students in the special education program.

41 teachers employed at Friendship Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.3 years. The 34 teachers at Hidden Lakes Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, Friendship Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Hidden Lakes Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five 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 Friendship Elementary School there are 39 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four 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 Hidden Lakes Elementary School there are 32 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, five 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.