Alta Vista Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

801 Scenic Hwy South

Haines City FL, 33844, Polk County

Phone: 863-421-3235

Ranking:

(2,387 out of 2,614, bottom 9%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Polk 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:	52		54		59		63		62		83		64
Total Students:	862		783		817		867		790		866		1,007
Prekindergarten:	31	3.6%	22	2.8%	28	3.4%	25	2.9%	23	2.9%	27	3.1%	18	1.8%
Kindergarten:	149	17.3%	163	20.8%	163	20.0%	148	17.1%	136	17.2%	158	18.2%	178	17.7%
Grade 1:	154	17.9%	145	18.5%	128	15.7%	135	15.6%	153	19.4%	135	15.6%	196	19.5%
Grade 2:	170	19.7%	125	16.0%	130	15.9%	160	18.5%	111	14.1%	163	18.8%	169	16.8%
Grade 3:	129	15.0%	108	13.8%	146	17.9%	137	15.8%	154	19.5%	170	19.6%	180	17.9%
Grade 4:	109	12.6%	111	14.2%	110	13.5%	134	15.5%	127	16.1%	101	11.7%	127	12.6%
Grade 5:	120	13.9%	109	13.9%	112	13.7%	128	14.8%	86	10.9%	112	12.9%	139	13.8%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	451	52.3%	406	51.9%	403	49.3%	431	49.7%	385	48.7%	440	50.8%	476	47.3%
Female:	411	47.7%	377	48.1%	414	50.7%	436	50.3%	377	47.7%	398	46.0%	504	50.0%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	6	0.7%	3	0.4%	7	0.9%	7	0.8%	3	0.4%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%
Asian:	4	0.5%	6	0.8%	4	0.5%	5	0.6%	5	0.6%	5	0.6%	6	0.6%
Hispanic:	564	65.4%	504	64.4%	509	62.3%	529	61.0%	485	61.4%	495	57.2%	643	63.9%
Black:	181	21.0%	182	23.2%	178	21.8%	193	22.3%	169	21.4%	211	24.4%	211	21.0%
White:	101	11.7%	77	9.8%	108	13.2%	122	14.1%	108	13.7%	134	15.5%	123	12.2%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	6	0.7%	11	1.4%	11	1.3%	11	1.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	499	57.9%	665	84.9%	697	85.3%	695	80.2%	649	82.2%	761	87.9%	592	58.8%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	0	0.0%	63	8.0%	68	8.3%	57	6.6%	67	8.5%	55	6.4%	61	6.1%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.58		14.50		13.85		13.76		12.74		12.20		15.70

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	321	N/A
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	290	326	N/A
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	329	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	332	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	328	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	197	199	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	203	199	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	264	303	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	266	305	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	275	305	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	278	303	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	273	299	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	193	196	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	197	197	N/A
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	277	299	N/A
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	272	304	N/A
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	288	306	N/A
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299	310	N/A
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	315	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	322	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	322	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	291	324	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	205	212	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	209	212	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	309	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	286	310	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	285	304	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	279	307	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	278	310	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	289	315	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	289	312	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	284	314	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	204	210	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	204	209	N/A
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	324	N/A
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	324	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	327	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	330	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	325	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	217	219	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	216	217	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	281	300	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	257	295	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	269	300	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	266	300	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	275	299	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	212	218	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	214	217	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	280	288	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	264	296	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	251	299	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	257	305	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	278	310	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	286	312	N/A
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	314	N/A
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	194	197	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	74.1%	70.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	20.4%	19.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	6.0 years	NA
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	70.4%	NA
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	29.6%	NA

Mean Base Salary:	$38,557.0	$37,932.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$35,322.0	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$46,241.0	NA

* Alta Vista Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.