Compare South Hills Elementary School with South Hi Mount Elementary School

South Hills 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 60 in student achievement, 88 in school progress and 74 in closing performance gaps. It scored 84 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, South Hi Mount Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 77 in student achievement, 94 in school progress, 92 in closing performance gaps and 93 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.

South Hi Mount Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. South Hills Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in South Hills Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 88.81% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (6.87%), African Americans (2.84%), Two or More Races (1.04%) and Asians (0.45%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At South Hi Mount Elementary School, Hispanics make up 71.12% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (14.74%), African Americans (10.76%), Two or More Races (1.99%), Asians (1.20%) and Native Americans (0.20%).

Based on household incomes, South Hills Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 87.91% compared to 78.69% at South Hi Mount 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, South Hills Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 47.76% of its student population compared to 35.26% at South Hi Mount Elementary School.

In addition, South Hills Elementary School has 42.84% bilingual students, 4.33% are in the gifted and talented program, while 10.00% are in the special education program. This stacks up against South Hi Mount Elementary School with 48.80% bilingual students, 8.76% gifted and talented students and 10.96% students in the special education program.

42 teachers employed at South Hills Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 12.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14 years. The 33 teachers at South Hi Mount Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 10.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.6 years.

Of its teaching staff, South Hills Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 17 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while three teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. South Hi Mount Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight 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 South Hills Elementary School there are 36 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by seven teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.

At South Hi Mount Elementary School there are 31 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three 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 four more working as school support staff.