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Benoist Farms Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1765 Benoist Farms Rd

West Palm Beach FL, 33411, Palm Beach County

Phone: 561-383-9700

Ranking:

(2,092 out of 2,614, bottom 20%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Palm Beach 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:	54		53		53		53		49		61		51
Total Students:	704		703		706		745		739		684		651
Prekindergarten:	54	7.7%	62	8.8%	82	11.6%	67	9.0%	62	8.4%	34	5.0%	41	6.3%
Kindergarten:	105	14.9%	119	16.9%	117	16.6%	113	15.2%	116	15.7%	112	16.4%	108	16.6%
Grade 1:	110	15.6%	110	15.6%	107	15.2%	125	16.8%	117	15.8%	109	15.9%	102	15.7%
Grade 2:	118	16.8%	105	14.9%	98	13.9%	124	16.6%	116	15.7%	110	16.1%	116	17.8%
Grade 3:	107	15.2%	92	13.1%	104	14.7%	116	15.6%	111	15.0%	111	16.2%	99	15.2%
Grade 4:	103	14.6%	116	16.5%	108	15.3%	103	13.8%	106	14.3%	101	14.8%	97	14.9%
Grade 5:	107	15.2%	99	14.1%	90	12.7%	97	13.0%	111	15.0%	107	15.6%	88	13.5%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	385	54.7%	359	51.1%	374	53.0%	412	55.3%	384	52.0%	346	50.6%	337	51.8%
Female:	319	45.3%	344	48.9%	332	47.0%	333	44.7%	320	43.3%	288	42.1%	267	41.0%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	2	0.3%	2	0.3%	2	0.3%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	2	0.3%	4	0.6%
Asian:	5	0.7%	8	1.1%	9	1.3%	7	0.9%	5	0.7%	7	1.0%	6	0.9%
Hispanic:	191	27.1%	197	28.0%	239	33.9%	263	35.3%	285	38.6%	242	35.4%	230	35.3%
Black:	400	56.8%	389	55.3%	347	49.2%	354	47.5%	335	45.3%	307	44.9%	283	43.5%
White:	74	10.5%	74	10.5%	83	11.8%	91	12.2%	87	11.8%	84	12.3%	85	13.1%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	2	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4	0.5%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	30	4.3%	33	4.7%	26	3.7%	25	3.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	608	86.4%	566	80.5%	551	78.0%	562	75.4%	500	67.7%	505	73.8%	393	60.4%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	21	3.0%	46	6.5%	54	7.6%	34	4.6%	60	8.1%	82	12.0%	81	12.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.04		13.26		13.45		14.06		15.08		13.20		12.80

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	333	N/A
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	335	N/A
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	342	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	340	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	333	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	194	201	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	195	202	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	290	310	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	311	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	285	310	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	286	310	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	312	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	195	199	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	195	200	N/A
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	289	316	N/A
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	274	315	N/A
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	283	319	N/A
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	325	N/A
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	331	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	335	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	332	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	335	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	215	216	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	213	217	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	317	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	288	318	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	314	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	318	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	320	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	325	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	325	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	322	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	208	213	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	199	212	N/A
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	335	N/A
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	338	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	340	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	338	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	336	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	213	222	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	215	222	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	289	312	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	276	306	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	314	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299	313	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	311	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	211	221	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	212	221	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	274	305	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	278	316	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	280	319	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	282	322	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	326	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	333	N/A
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	328	N/A
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	200	205	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	60.5%	71.1%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	39.5%	28.9%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	8.0 years	8.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	62.8%	50.0%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	37.2%	50.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$47,129.0	$39,128.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$42,427.0	$35,498.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$55,064.0	$42,759.0

* Benoist Farms Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.