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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	402
2013	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	389	394	406
2013	Biology 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	389	400	404
2013	Geometry	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	396	402	403
FCAT
2004	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	314	323
2005	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	324	322
2006	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	322	324
2007	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	323	323
2008	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	318	327
2009	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	319	327
2010	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	325	331
2011	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	326	329
2004	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	292	300
2005	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	296	296
2006	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	293	298
2007	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	299	300
2008	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	283	292	306
2009	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	284	294	305
2010	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	291	296	310
2011	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	287	297	309
2012	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	238	241	244
2013	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	242	244	246
2006	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	297	298
2007	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	300	302
2008	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	296	304
2009	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	289	290	303
2010	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	287	293	306
2011	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	291	299	307
2007	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	285	294	302
2008	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	286	298	309
2009	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	304	313
2010	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	291	304	311
2007	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	292	298	308
2008	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	290	302	313
2009	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	306	316
2010	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	306	317
2011	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	305	317
2012	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	233	236	240
2013	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	236	235	240

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.