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Binks Forest Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

15101 Bent Creek Rd

Wellington FL, 33414, Palm Beach County

Phone: 561-904-9800

Ranking:

(18 out of 2,614, top 1%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Palm Beach County School District

Title I Eligible School: No

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:	67		68		68		68		66		79		69
Total Students:	1,049		1,064		1,060		1,115		1,122		1,095		1,167
Kindergarten:	154	14.7%	152	14.3%	137	12.9%	137	12.3%	151	13.5%	141	12.9%	147	12.6%
Grade 1:	162	15.4%	157	14.8%	149	14.1%	172	15.4%	154	13.7%	158	14.4%	186	15.9%
Grade 2:	173	16.5%	159	14.9%	186	17.5%	177	15.9%	187	16.7%	197	18.0%	194	16.6%
Grade 3:	171	16.3%	204	19.2%	185	17.5%	191	17.1%	209	18.6%	207	18.9%	205	17.6%
Grade 4:	194	18.5%	189	17.8%	198	18.7%	209	18.7%	217	19.3%	199	18.2%	200	17.1%
Grade 5:	195	18.6%	203	19.1%	204	19.2%	229	20.5%	204	18.2%	193	17.6%	235	20.1%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	501	47.8%	548	51.5%	533	50.3%	565	50.7%	576	51.3%	546	49.9%	576	49.4%
Female:	548	52.2%	516	48.5%	527	49.7%	550	49.3%	515	45.9%	487	44.5%	535	45.8%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	3	0.3%	7	0.7%	7	0.7%	6	0.5%	4	0.4%	5	0.5%	3	0.3%
Asian:	78	7.4%	80	7.5%	91	8.6%	89	8.0%	86	7.7%	82	7.5%	78	6.7%
Hispanic:	215	20.5%	203	19.1%	191	18.0%	202	18.1%	191	17.0%	141	12.9%	143	12.3%
Black:	46	4.4%	45	4.2%	41	3.9%	47	4.2%	58	5.2%	57	5.2%	71	6.1%
White:	670	63.9%	694	65.2%	703	66.3%	737	66.1%	760	67.7%	756	69.0%	820	70.3%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	37	3.5%	35	3.3%	27	2.5%	33	3.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	159	15.2%	128	12.0%	111	10.5%	118	10.6%	89	7.9%	75	6.8%	52	4.5%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	22	2.1%	27	2.5%	40	3.8%	37	3.3%	41	3.7%	23	2.1%	26	2.2%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.66		15.65		15.59		16.40		17.00		16.20		16.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	380	333	N/A
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	380	335	N/A
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	377	342	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	390	340	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	371	333	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	222	201	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	217	202	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	352	310	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	358	311	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	358	310	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	357	310	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	355	312	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	222	199	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	220	200	N/A
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	359	316	N/A
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	358	315	N/A
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	362	319	N/A
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	367	325	N/A
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	370	331	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	381	335	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	372	332	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	390	335	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	235	216	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	238	217	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	360	317	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	360	318	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	353	314	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	360	318	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	362	320	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	363	325	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	364	325	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	377	322	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	229	213	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	233	212	N/A
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	370	335	N/A
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	370	338	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	370	340	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	372	338	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	372	336	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	240	222	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	236	222	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	356	312	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	351	306	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	356	314	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	361	313	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	360	311	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	242	221	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	236	221	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	355	305	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	359	316	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	358	319	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	361	322	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	376	326	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	375	333	N/A
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	376	328	N/A
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	221	205	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	60.6%	61.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	39.4%	39.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years	17.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	34.8%	15.3%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	65.2%	84.7%

Mean Base Salary:	$50,248.0	$45,826.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$41,099.0	$35,116.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$55,142.0	$47,754.0

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