Compare Northwood Hills Elementary School with Prestonwood Elementary School

Northwood Hills 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 74 in student achievement, 79 in school progress and 73 in closing performance gaps. It scored 77 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, Prestonwood Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 89 in student achievement, 88 in school progress, 83 in closing performance gaps and 87 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. Except for post-secondary, Northwood Hills Elementary School earned one out of seven distinctions. Prestonwood Elementary School's two out of seven distinctions are in Science and post-secondary.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Northwood Hills Elementary School. They make up for 50.86% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (26.91%), African Americans (16.54%), Two or More Races (4.94%) and Asians (0.74%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

The student population at Prestonwood Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 50.86%, followed by Hispanics (30.17%), African Americans (12.28%), Asians (3.23%), Two or More Races (3.02%) and Native Americans (0.43%).

Based on household incomes, Northwood Hills Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 58.27% compared to 39.44% at Prestonwood 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, Northwood Hills Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 32.84% of its student population compared to 21.98% at Prestonwood Elementary School.

In addition, Northwood Hills Elementary School has 32.84% bilingual students, 4.94% are in the gifted and talented program, while 18.02% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Prestonwood Elementary School with 21.55% bilingual students, 6.90% gifted and talented students and 13.15% students in the special education program.

37 teachers employed at Northwood Hills Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 5.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.8 years. The 38 teachers at Prestonwood Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Northwood Hills Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Prestonwood Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 15 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 Northwood Hills Elementary School there are 31 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by eight 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 Prestonwood Elementary School there are 35 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by one teacher only 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.