Berkshire Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1060 Kirk Rd

West Palm Beach FL, 33406, Palm Beach County

Phone: 561-304-2000

Ranking:

(1,682 out of 2,614, bottom 36%)*

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:	90		89		80		78		75		81		64
Total Students:	1,115		1,168		1,106		993		1,025		954		878
Prekindergarten:	20	1.8%	38	3.3%	33	3.0%	15	1.5%	31	3.0%	33	3.5%	31	3.5%
Kindergarten:	173	15.5%	196	16.8%	171	15.5%	176	17.7%	185	18.0%	168	17.6%	164	18.7%
Grade 1:	203	18.2%	185	15.8%	192	17.4%	185	18.6%	194	18.9%	188	19.7%	151	17.2%
Grade 2:	186	16.7%	199	17.0%	194	17.5%	165	16.6%	172	16.8%	167	17.5%	136	15.5%
Grade 3:	202	18.1%	194	16.6%	169	15.3%	157	15.8%	162	15.8%	129	13.5%	135	15.4%
Grade 4:	177	15.9%	168	14.4%	176	15.9%	158	15.9%	138	13.5%	135	14.2%	135	15.4%
Grade 5:	154	13.8%	188	16.1%	171	15.5%	137	13.8%	143	14.0%	134	14.0%	126	14.4%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	569	51.0%	609	52.1%	575	52.0%	516	52.0%	522	50.9%	453	47.5%	421	47.9%
Female:	546	49.0%	559	47.9%	531	48.0%	477	48.0%	466	45.5%	438	45.9%	409	46.6%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	5	0.4%	7	0.6%	10	0.9%	11	1.1%	7	0.7%	3	0.3%	3	0.3%
Asian:	20	1.8%	24	2.1%	22	2.0%	20	2.0%	31	3.0%	14	1.5%	16	1.8%
Hispanic:	826	74.1%	825	70.6%	744	67.3%	652	65.7%	673	65.7%	588	61.6%	531	60.5%
Black:	110	9.9%	116	9.9%	135	12.2%	129	13.0%	133	13.0%	120	12.6%	99	11.3%
White:	126	11.3%	169	14.5%	159	14.4%	149	15.0%	152	14.8%	174	18.2%	185	21.1%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	6	0.5%	8	0.7%	9	0.8%	8	0.8%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	22	2.0%	19	1.6%	27	2.4%	24	2.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	861	77.2%	820	70.2%	756	68.4%	654	65.9%	631	61.6%	515	54.0%	429	48.9%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	60	5.4%	78	6.7%	97	8.8%	83	8.4%	144	14.0%	150	15.7%	128	14.6%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	12.39		13.12		13.91		12.81		13.76		13.60		13.80

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	333	N/A
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	335	N/A
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	342	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345	340	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	346	333	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	202	201	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	205	202	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	290	310	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	287	311	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	290	310	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	310	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	312	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	198	199	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	197	200	N/A
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	292	316	N/A
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	315	N/A
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	319	N/A
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	325	N/A
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	331	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	335	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	332	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345	335	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	217	216	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	215	217	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	317	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	318	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299	314	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	287	318	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	320	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	325	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	325	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	322	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	208	213	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	209	212	N/A
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	335	N/A
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	338	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333	340	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	338	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	336	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	221	222	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	217	222	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	312	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	275	306	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	314	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	290	313	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	311	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	216	221	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	214	221	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	288	305	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	316	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	319	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	322	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	326	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	333	N/A
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	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:	69.6%	63.6%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	30.4%	36.4%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	9.0 years	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	56.5%	37.2%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	43.5%	62.8%

Mean Base Salary:	$46,485.0	$42,337.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$37,809.0	$34,324.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$57,764.0	$47,508.0

* Berkshire 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.