Avon Park High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

700 East Main St

Avon Park FL, 33825, Highlands County

Phone: 863-452-4311

Ranking:

(389 out of 492, bottom 21%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Highlands 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:	61		54		50		52		63		82		75
Total Students:	953		947		954		1,017		1,048		1,108		1,164
Grade 9:	350	36.7%	365	38.5%	336	35.2%	348	34.2%	341	32.5%	351	31.7%	407	35.0%
Grade 10:	245	25.7%	233	24.6%	245	25.7%	244	24.0%	223	21.3%	271	24.5%	296	25.4%
Grade 11:	149	15.6%	180	19.0%	190	19.9%	183	18.0%	247	23.6%	244	22.0%	245	21.0%
Grade 12:	202	21.2%	163	17.2%	171	17.9%	224	22.0%	224	21.4%	229	20.7%	207	17.8%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	468	49.1%	494	52.2%	500	52.4%	520	51.1%	515	49.1%	537	48.5%	567	48.7%
Female:	485	50.9%	453	47.8%	454	47.6%	497	48.9%	491	46.9%	550	49.6%	577	49.6%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	5	0.5%	6	0.6%	5	0.5%	6	0.6%	8	0.8%	6	0.5%	4	0.3%
Asian:	7	0.7%	8	0.8%	11	1.2%	13	1.3%	18	1.7%	14	1.3%	14	1.2%
Hispanic:	331	34.7%	306	32.3%	296	31.0%	315	31.0%	292	27.9%	293	26.4%	316	27.1%
Black:	239	25.1%	261	27.6%	256	26.8%	270	26.5%	280	26.7%	329	29.7%	324	27.8%
White:	350	36.7%	348	36.7%	367	38.5%	385	37.9%	416	39.7%	453	40.9%	490	42.1%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	3	0.3%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	2	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	18	1.9%	17	1.8%	18	1.9%	26	2.6%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	599	62.9%	569	60.1%	573	60.1%	586	57.6%	584	55.7%	566	51.1%	546	46.9%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	77	8.1%	88	9.3%	96	10.1%	113	11.1%	108	10.3%	110	9.9%	130	11.2%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.62		17.54		18.90		19.49		16.63		15.60		15.50

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
EOC
2012	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	402	406	N/A
2013	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	389	394	N/A
2013	Biology 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	389	400	N/A
2013	Geometry	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	396	402	N/A
FCAT
2004	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	314	N/A
2005	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	324	N/A
2006	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	322	N/A
2007	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	323	N/A
2008	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	318	N/A
2009	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	319	N/A
2010	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	325	N/A
2011	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	326	N/A
2004	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	292	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	296	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	293	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	299	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	283	292	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	284	294	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	291	296	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	287	297	N/A
2012	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	238	241	N/A
2013	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	242	244	N/A
2006	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	297	N/A
2007	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	300	N/A
2008	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	296	N/A
2009	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	289	290	N/A
2010	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	287	293	N/A
2011	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	291	299	N/A
2007	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	285	294	N/A
2008	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	286	298	N/A
2009	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	304	N/A
2010	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	291	304	N/A
2007	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	292	298	N/A
2008	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	290	302	N/A
2009	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	306	N/A
2010	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	306	N/A
2011	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	305	N/A
2012	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	233	236	N/A
2013	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	236	235	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	72.1%	77.8%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	26.2%	22.2%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	35.2%	37.5%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	64.8%	62.5%

Mean Base Salary:	$40,757.0	$36,854.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$33,779.0	$30,360.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$47,063.0	$43,815.0

* Avon Park High 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.