Bak Middle School Of The Arts

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1725 Echo Lake Dr

West Palm Beach FL, 33407, Palm Beach County

Phone: 561-882-3870

Ranking:

(12 out of 2,614, top 0%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8

School District: Palm Beach County School District

Title I Eligible School: No

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:	87		86		81		80		80		104		92
Total Students:	1,348		1,355		1,360		1,359		1,358		1,360		1,368
Grade 6:	468	34.7%	455	33.6%	460	33.8%	460	33.8%	474	34.9%	458	33.7%	450	32.9%
Grade 7:	442	32.8%	458	33.8%	457	33.6%	467	34.4%	443	32.6%	459	33.8%	454	33.2%
Grade 8:	438	32.5%	442	32.6%	443	32.6%	432	31.8%	441	32.5%	443	32.6%	464	33.9%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	422	31.3%	423	31.2%	443	32.6%	453	33.3%	450	33.1%	406	29.9%	404	29.5%
Female:	926	68.7%	932	68.8%	917	67.4%	906	66.7%	856	63.0%	829	61.0%	868	63.5%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	6	0.4%	4	0.3%	4	0.3%	6	0.4%	5	0.4%	6	0.4%	3	0.2%
Asian:	101	7.5%	99	7.3%	93	6.8%	82	6.0%	72	5.3%	65	4.8%	66	4.8%
Hispanic:	261	19.4%	240	17.7%	241	17.7%	254	18.7%	269	19.8%	193	14.2%	199	14.5%
Black:	186	13.8%	189	13.9%	184	13.5%	203	14.9%	224	16.5%	237	17.4%	253	18.5%
White:	728	54.0%	762	56.2%	776	57.1%	759	55.8%	744	54.8%	742	54.6%	755	55.2%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	65	4.8%	61	4.5%	62	4.6%	54	4.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	257	19.1%	214	15.8%	203	14.9%	223	16.4%	198	14.6%	153	11.3%	164	12.0%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	48	3.6%	52	3.8%	64	4.7%	55	4.0%	71	5.2%	76	5.6%	71	5.2%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.49		15.76		16.79		17.09		17.08		15.20		14.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
EOC
2012	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	447	403	N/A
FCAT
2004	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	353	308	N/A
2005	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	353	310	N/A
2006	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	363	316	N/A
2007	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	358	312	N/A
2008	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	366	317	N/A
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	367	324	N/A
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	366	328	N/A
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	375	327	N/A
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	245	228	N/A
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	243	227	N/A
2004	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	340	297	N/A
2005	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	349	299	N/A
2006	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	356	311	N/A
2007	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	354	308	N/A
2008	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	366	312	N/A
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	368	316	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	372	318	N/A
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	377	318	N/A
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	244	225	N/A
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	243	225	N/A
2007	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	354	317	N/A
2008	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	361	318	N/A
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	362	320	N/A
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	363	325	N/A
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	360	322	N/A
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	253	238	N/A
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	255	237	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	364	315	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	366	314	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	369	319	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	375	326	N/A
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	373	325	N/A
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	251	232	N/A
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	253	232	N/A
2004	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	357	314	N/A
2005	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	356	317	N/A
2006	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	351	317	N/A
2007	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	359	322	N/A
2008	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	362	329	N/A
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	364	327	N/A
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	364	331	N/A
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	365	335	N/A
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	262	248	N/A
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	261	245	N/A
2004	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	349	294	N/A
2005	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345	296	N/A
2006	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	340	298	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	349	303	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	357	311	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	360	314	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	362	315	N/A
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	361	317	N/A
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	259	239	N/A
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	258	239	N/A
2006	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344	292	N/A
2007	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	358	301	N/A
2008	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	357	309	N/A
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	364	310	N/A
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	373	321	N/A
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	384	329	N/A
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	377	322	N/A
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	217	201	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	68.7%	70.8%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	31.3%	29.2%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	11.0 years	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	29.3%	34.8%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	70.7%	65.2%

Mean Base Salary:	$49,180.0	$42,091.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$37,186.0	$33,286.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$54,407.0	$47,532.0

* Bak Middle School Of The Arts was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.