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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	328
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	326	333
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	329	337
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	332	337
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	328	337
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	194	199	202
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	196	199	201
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	303	309
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	305	313
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	305	313
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	303	314
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	285	299	314
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	193	196	201
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	197	197	201
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	285	299	312
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	304	312
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	306	318
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	310	319
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	315	324
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	322	330
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	322	330
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	290	324	331
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	202	212	215
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	215	212	215
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	309	318
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	310	319
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	304	314
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	289	307	316
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	310	319
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	315	324
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	312	323
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	314	323
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	203	210	213
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	212	209	212
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	324	332
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	324	333
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	327	335
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	330	336
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	325	336
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	207	219	222
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	218	217	221
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	300	310
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	292	295	305
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	300	311
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	282	300	310
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	285	299	310
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	209	218	221
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	219	217	220
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	285	288	299
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	296	306
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	299	310
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	305	314
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	310	318
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	292	312	322
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	280	314	322
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	193	197	201

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.