Compare Willow Creek Elementary School with Lakewood 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, Lakewood Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 91 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 98 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.

It is in this area where the two schools differ. 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. Lakewood Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Comparative Closing the Gaps.

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.

The student population at Lakewood Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 52.60%, followed by Hispanics (23.27%), Asians (10.64%), African Americans (7.05%), Two or More Races (6.31%) and Native Americans (0.12%).

Based on household incomes, the Willow Creek Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 26.44% compared to 27.35% at Lakewood 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 higher number of English Language Learners comprising 11.37% of its student population compared to 9.28% at Lakewood 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. Lakewood Elementary School bilingual students comprise 9.03%, gifted and talented students, 7.92%, and 9.28% 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 55 teachers at Lakewood Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13 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. Lakewood Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 22 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four 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 Lakewood Elementary School there are 51 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four 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 five more working as school support staff.