Compare Willow Creek Elementary School with Decker Prairie Elementary School

Willow Creek 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, 95 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 97 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, Decker Prairie Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 78 in student achievement, 88 in school progress, 78 in closing performance gaps and 85 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.

Willow Creek Elementary School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Decker Prairie Elementary School did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Willow Creek Elementary School. They make up for 47.67% of student population, followed by Hispanics (23.70%), Asians (17.12%), African Americans (6.16%) and Two or More Races (5.07%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At Decker Prairie Elementary School, Whites or Caucasians are the biggest group, comprising 65.28% of student population, followed by Hispanics (24.20%), Two or More Races (5.67%), African Americans (3.18%) and Asians (1.66%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Willow Creek Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 26.44% compared to 40.53% at Decker Prairie 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, Willow Creek Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 11.37% of its student population compared to 3.73% at Decker Prairie Elementary School.

Willow Creek Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 11.10%, gifted and talented students, 10.27%, while 10.14% are in the special education program. Decker Prairie Elementary School bilingual students comprise 3.73%, gifted and talented students, 4.01%, and 13.97% are in the special education program.

48 teachers employed at Willow Creek Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 11.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 16.5 years. The 52 teachers at Decker Prairie Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 3.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Willow Creek Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has 14 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 24 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while two teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Decker Prairie Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 17 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 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 Willow Creek Elementary School there are 47 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, three 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.

At Decker Prairie Elementary School there are 50 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by 14 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.