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Bowling Green Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

4530 Church Ave

Bowling Green FL, 33834, Hardee County

Phone: 863-375-2288

Ranking:

(1,800 out of 2,614, bottom 31%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Hardee 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:	30		33		32		31		30		31		29
Total Students:	440		448		450		475		456		430		416
Prekindergarten:	2	0.5%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	2	0.5%	2	0.5%
Kindergarten:	79	18.0%	78	17.4%	63	14.0%	73	15.4%	68	14.9%	80	18.6%	79	19.0%
Grade 1:	81	18.4%	71	15.8%	71	15.8%	70	14.7%	83	18.2%	78	18.1%	82	19.7%
Grade 2:	77	17.5%	77	17.2%	78	17.3%	82	17.3%	75	16.4%	84	19.5%	84	20.2%
Grade 3:	66	15.0%	71	15.8%	69	15.3%	86	18.1%	87	19.1%	76	17.7%	64	15.4%
Grade 4:	62	14.1%	73	16.3%	82	18.2%	88	18.5%	75	16.4%	61	14.2%	50	12.0%
Grade 5:	73	16.6%	77	17.2%	87	19.3%	76	16.0%	67	14.7%	49	11.4%	55	13.2%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	230	52.3%	237	52.9%	231	51.3%	241	50.7%	227	49.8%	209	48.6%	206	49.5%
Female:	210	47.7%	211	47.1%	219	48.7%	234	49.3%	212	46.5%	199	46.3%	194	46.6%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	2	0.5%	1	0.2%
Asian:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Hispanic:	334	75.9%	337	75.2%	343	76.2%	352	74.1%	330	72.4%	307	71.4%	293	70.4%
Black:	24	5.5%	20	4.5%	26	5.8%	33	6.9%	38	8.3%	32	7.4%	31	7.5%
White:	76	17.3%	84	18.8%	71	15.8%	81	17.1%	78	17.1%	75	17.4%	79	19.0%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	6	1.4%	6	1.3%	9	2.0%	8	1.7%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	372	84.5%	379	84.6%	383	85.1%	405	85.3%	380	83.3%	351	81.6%	310	74.5%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	27	6.1%	24	5.4%	25	5.6%	35	7.4%	32	7.0%	35	8.1%	49	11.8%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.67		13.58		14.06		15.32		15.20		15.10		14.30

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	327	N/A
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	336	N/A
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	340	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	336	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	329	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	203	203	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	211	207	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	289	301	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	309	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	306	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	308	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299	304	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	202	202	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	199	201	N/A
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	275	295	N/A
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	287	299	N/A
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	292	308	N/A
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	322	N/A
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	328	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	335	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	332	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	331	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	211	215	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	216	218	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	302	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	304	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	290	301	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	304	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	305	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	317	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	320	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	312	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	205	208	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	208	210	N/A
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	326	N/A
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	329	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333	336	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335	332	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	334	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	221	219	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	215	218	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	288	302	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	294	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	292	301	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	289	293	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	300	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	216	215	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	212	215	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	253	276	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	286	303	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	300	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	305	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	303	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299	307	N/A
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	312	N/A
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	193	198	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	92.6%	92.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	NA	7.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years	11.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	40.0%	39.4%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	60.0%	60.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$39,611.0	$36,927.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$32,226.0	$30,514.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$44,307.0	$43,570.0

* Bowling Green 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.