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Ben Hill Griffin Jr Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

501 Mcleod Rd

Frostproof FL, 33843, Polk County

Phone: 863-635-7820

Ranking:

(1,807 out of 2,614, bottom 31%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 3 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:	25		25		26		28		28		36		31
Total Students:	366		384		390		410		387		384		371
Grade 3:	138	37.7%	148	38.5%	129	33.1%	151	36.8%	152	39.3%	136	35.4%	120	32.3%
Grade 4:	116	31.7%	104	27.1%	124	31.8%	143	34.9%	121	31.3%	110	28.6%	134	36.1%
Grade 5:	112	30.6%	132	34.4%	137	35.1%	116	28.3%	114	29.5%	138	35.9%	117	31.5%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	176	48.1%	172	44.8%	192	49.2%	205	50.0%	178	46.0%	173	45.1%	184	49.6%
Female:	190	51.9%	212	55.2%	198	50.8%	205	50.0%	165	42.6%	171	44.5%	163	43.9%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Hispanic:	174	47.5%	185	48.2%	196	50.3%	190	46.3%	153	39.5%	138	35.9%	130	35.0%
Black:	32	8.7%	32	8.3%	32	8.2%	41	10.0%	35	9.0%	46	12.0%	49	13.2%
White:	153	41.8%	156	40.6%	152	39.0%	168	41.0%	163	42.1%	168	43.8%	172	46.4%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	2	0.5%	1	0.3%	1	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	7	1.9%	9	2.3%	9	2.3%	10	2.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	213	58.2%	304	79.2%	309	79.2%	315	76.8%	270	69.8%	246	64.1%	237	63.9%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	0	0.0%	26	6.8%	26	6.7%	29	7.1%	39	10.1%	31	8.1%	44	11.9%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.64		15.36		15.00		14.64		13.82		12.40		12.00

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	321	N/A
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	342	326	N/A
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344	329	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	332	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	328	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	194	199	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	193	199	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	303	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	305	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	305	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	303	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	299	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	195	196	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	196	197	N/A
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	286	299	N/A
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	304	N/A
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	290	306	N/A
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	310	N/A
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	315	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	322	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	322	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	324	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	211	212	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	210	212	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	309	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	310	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	286	304	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	307	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	310	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	315	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	312	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	314	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	209	210	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	208	209	N/A
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	324	N/A
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	324	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	327	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	330	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337	325	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	217	219	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	214	217	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	300	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	289	295	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	300	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	300	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	299	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	218	218	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	215	217	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	287	288	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	296	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	289	299	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	305	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	310	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	312	N/A
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	314	N/A
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	196	197	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	88.0%	84.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	NA	12.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	5.0 years	NA
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	64.0%	NA
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	36.0%	NA

Mean Base Salary:	$37,407.0	$35,314.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,340.0	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$42,859.0	NA

* Ben Hill Griffin Jr Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.