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Bethune Academy Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

900 Ave F

Haines City FL, 33844, Polk County

Phone: 863-421-3334

Ranking:

(869 out of 2,614, top 33%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten 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:	32		32		32		31		33		40		36
Total Students:	463		464		463		464		461		479		467
Kindergarten:	72	15.6%	72	15.5%	72	15.6%	72	15.5%	72	15.6%	72	15.0%	70	15.0%
Grade 1:	72	15.6%	72	15.5%	72	15.6%	72	15.5%	71	15.4%	72	15.0%	71	15.2%
Grade 2:	72	15.6%	72	15.5%	72	15.6%	72	15.5%	72	15.6%	72	15.0%	68	14.6%
Grade 3:	71	15.3%	72	15.5%	72	15.6%	72	15.5%	72	15.6%	88	18.4%	88	18.8%
Grade 4:	88	19.0%	88	19.0%	88	19.0%	88	19.0%	88	19.1%	88	18.4%	88	18.8%
Grade 5:	88	19.0%	88	19.0%	87	18.8%	88	19.0%	86	18.7%	87	18.2%	82	17.6%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	234	50.5%	237	51.1%	238	51.4%	234	50.4%	220	47.7%	229	47.8%	213	45.6%
Female:	229	49.5%	227	48.9%	225	48.6%	230	49.6%	217	47.1%	226	47.2%	238	51.0%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	6	1.3%	7	1.5%	7	1.5%	12	2.6%	4	0.9%	4	0.8%	5	1.1%
Asian:	8	1.7%	12	2.6%	15	3.2%	19	4.1%	12	2.6%	5	1.0%	2	0.4%
Hispanic:	141	30.5%	126	27.2%	121	26.1%	104	22.4%	96	20.8%	101	21.1%	87	18.6%
Black:	143	30.9%	152	32.8%	140	30.2%	139	30.0%	145	31.5%	160	33.4%	153	32.8%
White:	159	34.3%	159	34.3%	161	34.8%	168	36.2%	188	40.8%	193	40.3%	208	44.5%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.2%	3	0.6%	6	1.3%	6	1.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	5	1.1%	5	1.1%	13	2.8%	16	3.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	260	56.2%	258	55.6%	244	52.7%	236	50.9%	207	44.9%	178	37.2%	72	15.4%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	42	9.1%	45	9.7%	57	12.3%	51	11.0%	63	13.7%	62	12.9%	4	0.9%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.47		14.50		14.47		14.97		13.97		14.10		13.00

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	321	N/A
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	326	N/A
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337	329	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344	332	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335	328	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	205	199	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	201	199	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	303	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	305	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	305	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	303	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	299	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	201	196	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	199	197	N/A
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	299	N/A
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	304	N/A
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	306	N/A
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	310	N/A
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	315	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	322	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341	322	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	362	324	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	221	212	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	222	212	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	309	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	310	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	304	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	307	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	310	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	315	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	312	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332	314	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	215	210	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	213	209	N/A
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	353	324	N/A
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	324	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339	327	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	349	330	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	343	325	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	225	219	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	224	217	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334	300	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	295	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	300	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	300	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	299	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	226	218	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	225	217	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	288	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335	296	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332	299	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	305	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335	310	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330	312	N/A
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	314	N/A
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	200	197	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	93.5%	89.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	NA	NA

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	9.0 years	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	48.4%	30.4%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	51.6%	69.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$41,108.0	$39,553.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$35,249.0	$34,343.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$46,600.0	$44,010.0

* Bethune Academy Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.