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Academy For Positive Learning Primary School
1200 North Dixie Hwy
Lake Worth FL, 33460, Palm Beach County
Phone: 561-585-6104
Ranking:
(1,060 out of 2,614, top 41%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Palm Beach County School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 10 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 4 | |||||||
Total Students: | 135 | 127 | 119 | 114 | 112 | 108 | 116 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 17 | 12.6% | 23 | 18.1% | 20 | 16.8% | 13 | 11.4% | 14 | 12.5% | 12 | 11.1% | 14 | 12.1% |
Grade 1: | 18 | 13.3% | 17 | 13.4% | 13 | 10.9% | 15 | 13.2% | 12 | 10.7% | 12 | 11.1% | 11 | 9.5% |
Grade 2: | 17 | 12.6% | 17 | 13.4% | 17 | 14.3% | 13 | 11.4% | 10 | 8.9% | 11 | 10.2% | 10 | 8.6% |
Grade 3: | 16 | 11.9% | 10 | 7.9% | 10 | 8.4% | 9 | 7.9% | 12 | 10.7% | 12 | 11.1% | 10 | 8.6% |
Grade 4: | 10 | 7.4% | 10 | 7.9% | 10 | 8.4% | 10 | 8.8% | 9 | 8.0% | 9 | 8.3% | 18 | 15.5% |
Grade 5: | 11 | 8.1% | 10 | 7.9% | 9 | 7.6% | 9 | 7.9% | 12 | 10.7% | 16 | 14.8% | 11 | 9.5% |
Grade 6: | 16 | 11.9% | 20 | 15.7% | 14 | 11.8% | 16 | 14.0% | 17 | 15.2% | 15 | 13.9% | 11 | 9.5% |
Grade 7: | 21 | 15.6% | 9 | 7.1% | 11 | 9.2% | 16 | 14.0% | 15 | 13.4% | 11 | 10.2% | 18 | 15.5% |
Grade 8: | 9 | 6.7% | 11 | 8.7% | 15 | 12.6% | 13 | 11.4% | 11 | 9.8% | 10 | 9.3% | 13 | 11.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 65 | 48.1% | 53 | 41.7% | 48 | 40.3% | 54 | 47.4% | 45 | 40.2% | 44 | 40.7% | 39 | 33.6% |
Female: | 70 | 51.9% | 74 | 58.3% | 71 | 59.7% | 60 | 52.6% | 57 | 50.9% | 52 | 48.1% | 65 | 56.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 4.4% | 9 | 7.1% | 5 | 4.2% | 4 | 3.5% | 3 | 2.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 6 | 4.4% | 5 | 3.9% | 3 | 2.5% | 3 | 2.6% | 11 | 9.8% | 2 | 1.9% | 3 | 2.6% |
Hispanic: | 35 | 25.9% | 36 | 28.3% | 41 | 34.5% | 43 | 37.7% | 48 | 42.9% | 53 | 49.1% | 56 | 48.3% |
Black: | 29 | 21.5% | 21 | 16.5% | 22 | 18.5% | 20 | 17.5% | 12 | 10.7% | 10 | 9.3% | 9 | 7.8% |
White: | 49 | 36.3% | 50 | 39.4% | 41 | 34.5% | 40 | 35.1% | 36 | 32.1% | 39 | 36.1% | 40 | 34.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 1.5% | 2 | 1.6% | 3 | 2.5% | 3 | 2.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 8 | 5.9% | 4 | 3.1% | 4 | 3.4% | 1 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 99 | 73.3% | 77 | 60.6% | 76 | 63.9% | 70 | 61.4% | 63 | 56.3% | 58 | 53.7% | 54 | 46.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 5 | 3.7% | 15 | 11.8% | 12 | 10.1% | 7 | 6.1% | 15 | 13.4% | 10 | 9.3% | 16 | 13.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.50 | 11.55 | 18.31 | 18.33 | 16.00 | 13.50 | 29.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
FCAT | ||||||
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317 | 333 | 328 |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370 | 335 | 333 |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323 | 342 | 337 |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301 | 340 | 337 |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 200 | 201 | 202 |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306 | 310 | 309 |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327 | 311 | 313 |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308 | 310 | 313 |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307 | 310 | 314 |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 212 | 199 | 201 |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305 | 325 | 319 |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330 | 331 | 324 |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 286 | 318 | 316 |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315 | 320 | 319 |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338 | 338 | 333 |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345 | 340 | 335 |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337 | 338 | 336 |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333 | 306 | 305 |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313 | 314 | 311 |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307 | 313 | 310 |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332 | 319 | 310 |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344 | 322 | 314 |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324 | 326 | 318 |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304 | 312 | 307 |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314 | 317 | 313 |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315 | 324 | 316 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343 | 328 | 319 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317 | 327 | 319 |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 224 | 228 | 227 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 224 | 227 | 226 |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305 | 308 | 306 |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311 | 312 | 310 |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309 | 316 | 313 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330 | 318 | 315 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307 | 318 | 315 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 241 | 225 | 225 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 231 | 225 | 225 |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333 | 317 | 312 |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307 | 318 | 315 |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329 | 320 | 314 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316 | 325 | 314 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324 | 322 | 314 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 233 | 238 | 236 |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330 | 315 | 313 |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311 | 314 | 315 |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324 | 319 | 318 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317 | 326 | 322 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335 | 325 | 322 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 234 | 232 | 231 |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337 | 329 | 324 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336 | 327 | 322 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326 | 331 | 324 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326 | 335 | 325 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 249 | 248 | 243 |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321 | 311 | 310 |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315 | 314 | 312 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322 | 315 | 312 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316 | 317 | 313 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 244 | 239 | 237 |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331 | 309 | 305 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335 | 310 | 305 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344 | 321 | 310 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321 | 329 | 315 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328 | 322 | 316 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 100.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 0.0% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | NA |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | NA |
Mean Base Salary: | $34,939.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | NA |
* Academy For Positive Learning Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.