Alturas Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

420 4th St

Alturas FL, 33820, Polk County

Phone: 863-519-3917

Ranking:

(1,947 out of 2,614, bottom 26%)*

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:	23		24		23		24		25		30		28
Total Students:	336		334		345		349		378		361		343
Prekindergarten:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	8	2.3%	6	1.7%	7	1.9%	7	1.9%	8	2.3%
Kindergarten:	50	14.9%	68	20.4%	55	15.9%	61	17.5%	55	14.6%	51	14.1%	57	16.6%
Grade 1:	57	17.0%	44	13.2%	60	17.4%	61	17.5%	53	14.0%	63	17.5%	59	17.2%
Grade 2:	52	15.5%	63	18.9%	63	18.3%	49	14.0%	69	18.3%	57	15.8%	56	16.3%
Grade 3:	73	21.7%	63	18.9%	65	18.8%	61	17.5%	68	18.0%	62	17.2%	64	18.7%
Grade 4:	65	19.3%	47	14.1%	44	12.8%	56	16.0%	60	15.9%	62	17.2%	55	16.0%
Grade 5:	39	11.6%	49	14.7%	50	14.5%	55	15.8%	66	17.5%	59	16.3%	44	12.8%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	175	52.1%	171	51.2%	175	50.7%	170	48.7%	193	51.1%	196	54.3%	190	55.4%
Female:	161	47.9%	163	48.8%	170	49.3%	179	51.3%	164	43.4%	150	41.6%	143	41.7%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	1	0.3%	1	0.3%	3	0.9%	1	0.3%	1	0.3%	1	0.3%
Asian:	3	0.9%	3	0.9%	4	1.2%	3	0.9%	2	0.5%	2	0.6%	1	0.3%
Hispanic:	90	26.8%	85	25.4%	93	27.0%	99	28.4%	104	27.5%	101	28.0%	95	27.7%
Black:	22	6.5%	26	7.8%	23	6.7%	29	8.3%	35	9.3%	39	10.8%	30	8.7%
White:	214	63.7%	215	64.4%	219	63.5%	210	60.2%	223	59.0%	211	58.4%	210	61.2%
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:	7	2.1%	4	1.2%	5	1.4%	5	1.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	265	78.9%	258	77.2%	272	78.8%	258	73.9%	256	67.7%	177	49.0%	183	53.4%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	27	8.0%	34	10.2%	31	9.0%	29	8.3%	49	13.0%	43	11.9%	60	17.5%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.61		13.92		15.00		14.54		15.12		14.20		12.50

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	321	N/A
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	326	N/A
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	329	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	332	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	328	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	194	199	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	196	199	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	303	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	305	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	305	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	303	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	285	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	285	299	N/A
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	304	N/A
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	306	N/A
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	310	N/A
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	315	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	322	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	322	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	290	324	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	202	212	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	215	212	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	309	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	310	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	304	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	289	307	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	310	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	315	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	312	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	314	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	203	210	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	212	209	N/A
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	324	N/A
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	324	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	327	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	330	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	325	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	207	219	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	218	217	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	300	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	292	295	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	300	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	282	300	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	285	299	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	209	218	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	219	217	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	285	288	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	296	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	299	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	305	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	310	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	292	312	N/A
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	280	314	N/A
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	193	197	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	91.3%	95.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	NA	NA

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	6.0 years	NA
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	82.6%	NA
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	17.4%	NA

Mean Base Salary:	$37,368.0	$35,456.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,406.0	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$51,436.0	NA

* Alturas Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.