Compare Pillow Elementary School with Mills Elementary School

Pillow Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B (80-89) 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 67 in student achievement, 94 in school progress and 72 in closing performance gaps. It scored 87 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, Mills Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 94 in student achievement, 93 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. Pillow Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Comparative Academic Growth. Mills Elementary School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Pillow Elementary School. They make up for 58.24% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (17.55%), African Americans (11.97%), Asians (8.24%), Two or More Races (3.19%) and Native Americans (0.80%).

At Mills Elementary School, Whites or Caucasians are the biggest group, comprising 59.44% of student population, followed by Hispanics (23.14%), Asians (9.71%), Two or More Races (7.31%) and African Americans (0.40%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, Pillow Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 73.14% compared to 8.24% at Mills 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, Pillow Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 48.40% of its student population compared to 8.11% at Mills Elementary School.

In addition, Pillow Elementary School has 49.47% bilingual students, 5.05% are in the gifted and talented program, while 10.64% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Mills Elementary School with 8.91% bilingual students, 7.71% gifted and talented students and 12.63% students in the special education program.

32 teachers employed at Pillow Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.2 years. The 51 teachers at Mills Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, Pillow Elementary School has four teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six 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. Mills Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 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 Pillow Elementary School there are 31 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, five 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 two more working as school support staff.

At Mills Elementary School there are 46 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, ten special education teachers are being assisted by 12 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.