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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	328
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	342	326	333
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344	329	337
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	332	337
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	328	337
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	194	199	202
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	193	199	201
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	303	309
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	305	313
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	305	313
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	303	314
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	299	314
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	195	196	201
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	196	197	201
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	286	299	312
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	304	312
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	290	306	318
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	310	319
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	315	324
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	322	330
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	322	330
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	324	331
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	211	212	215
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	210	212	215
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	309	318
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	310	319
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	286	304	314
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	307	316
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	310	319
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	315	324
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	312	323
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	314	323
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	209	210	213
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	208	209	212
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	324	332
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	324	333
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	327	335
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	330	336
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337	325	336
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	217	219	222
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	214	217	221
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	300	310
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	289	295	305
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	300	311
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	300	310
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	299	310
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	218	218	221
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	215	217	220
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	287	288	299
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	296	306
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	289	299	310
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	305	314
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	310	318
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	312	322
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	314	322
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	196	197	201

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.