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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	328
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	335	333
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	342	337
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	340	337
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	333	337
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	194	201	202
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	195	202	201
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	290	310	309
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	311	313
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	285	310	313
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	286	310	314
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	312	314
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	195	199	201
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	195	200	201
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	289	316	312
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	274	315	312
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	283	319	318
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	325	319
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	331	324
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	335	330
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	332	330
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	335	331
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	215	216	215
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	213	217	215
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	317	318
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	288	318	319
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	314	314
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	318	316
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	320	319
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	325	324
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	325	323
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	322	323
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	208	213	213
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	199	212	212
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	335	332
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	338	333
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	340	335
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	338	336
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	336	336
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	213	222	222
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	215	222	221
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	289	312	310
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	276	306	305
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	314	311
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299	313	310
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	311	310
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	211	221	221
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	212	221	220
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	274	305	299
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	278	316	306
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	280	319	310
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	282	322	314
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	326	318
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	333	322
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	328	322
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	200	205	201

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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.