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Cracker Trail Elementary School
8200 Sparta Rd
Sebring FL, 33875, Highlands County
Phone: 863-471-5777
Ranking:
(1,290 out of 2,614, top 49%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Highlands 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: | 35 | 39 | 40 | 42 | 46 | 53 | 47 | |||||||
Total Students: | 642 | 595 | 669 | 649 | 728 | 726 | 741 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 22 | 3.0% |
Grade 1: | 138 | 21.5% | 121 | 20.3% | 125 | 18.7% | 126 | 19.4% | 155 | 21.3% | 157 | 21.6% | 170 | 22.9% |
Grade 2: | 129 | 20.1% | 106 | 17.8% | 132 | 19.7% | 137 | 21.1% | 146 | 20.1% | 161 | 22.2% | 149 | 20.1% |
Grade 3: | 114 | 17.8% | 113 | 19.0% | 147 | 22.0% | 109 | 16.8% | 152 | 20.9% | 139 | 19.1% | 127 | 17.1% |
Grade 4: | 124 | 19.3% | 137 | 23.0% | 117 | 17.5% | 143 | 22.0% | 147 | 20.2% | 133 | 18.3% | 146 | 19.7% |
Grade 5: | 137 | 21.3% | 118 | 19.8% | 148 | 22.1% | 134 | 20.6% | 128 | 17.6% | 136 | 18.7% | 127 | 17.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 345 | 53.7% | 308 | 51.8% | 345 | 51.6% | 336 | 51.8% | 361 | 49.6% | 370 | 51.0% | 371 | 50.1% |
Female: | 297 | 46.3% | 287 | 48.2% | 324 | 48.4% | 313 | 48.2% | 338 | 46.4% | 320 | 44.1% | 339 | 45.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.7% | 8 | 1.1% | 7 | 0.9% |
Asian: | 7 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.0% | 10 | 1.5% | 14 | 2.2% | 15 | 2.1% | 11 | 1.5% | 12 | 1.6% |
Hispanic: | 112 | 17.4% | 89 | 15.0% | 105 | 15.7% | 107 | 16.5% | 110 | 15.1% | 105 | 14.5% | 98 | 13.2% |
Black: | 36 | 5.6% | 33 | 5.5% | 42 | 6.3% | 42 | 6.5% | 57 | 7.8% | 63 | 8.7% | 74 | 10.0% |
White: | 461 | 71.8% | 447 | 75.1% | 493 | 73.7% | 467 | 72.0% | 520 | 71.4% | 511 | 70.4% | 523 | 70.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 22 | 3.4% | 18 | 3.0% | 18 | 2.7% | 17 | 2.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 324 | 50.5% | 275 | 46.2% | 315 | 47.1% | 313 | 48.2% | 348 | 47.8% | 289 | 39.8% | 280 | 37.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 28 | 4.4% | 51 | 8.6% | 60 | 9.0% | 61 | 9.4% | 86 | 11.8% | 113 | 15.6% | 100 | 13.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.34 | 15.26 | 16.73 | 15.45 | 16.00 | 16.00 | 15.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
FCAT | ||||||
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334 | 328 | 328 |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347 | 337 | 333 |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339 | 338 | 337 |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338 | 336 | 337 |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353 | 336 | 337 |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 206 | 201 | 202 |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 206 | 203 | 201 |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318 | 307 | 309 |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320 | 313 | 313 |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317 | 310 | 313 |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320 | 311 | 314 |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329 | 310 | 314 |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 203 | 199 | 201 |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 201 | 199 | 201 |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311 | 297 | 312 |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310 | 305 | 312 |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306 | 302 | 318 |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311 | 311 | 319 |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314 | 319 | 324 |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322 | 323 | 330 |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318 | 321 | 330 |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317 | 327 | 331 |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 214 | 212 | 215 |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 224 | 215 | 215 |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327 | 310 | 318 |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312 | 314 | 319 |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311 | 303 | 314 |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324 | 309 | 316 |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320 | 313 | 319 |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332 | 317 | 324 |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312 | 313 | 323 |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312 | 319 | 323 |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 214 | 210 | 213 |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 211 | 208 | 212 |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322 | 320 | 332 |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320 | 326 | 333 |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317 | 325 | 335 |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322 | 326 | 336 |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314 | 321 | 336 |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 216 | 218 | 222 |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 220 | 216 | 221 |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308 | 300 | 310 |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302 | 297 | 305 |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296 | 301 | 311 |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305 | 300 | 310 |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301 | 296 | 310 |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 219 | 219 | 221 |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 225 | 218 | 220 |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309 | 294 | 299 |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309 | 296 | 306 |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311 | 303 | 310 |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308 | 301 | 314 |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316 | 309 | 318 |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304 | 307 | 322 |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310 | 309 | 322 |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 201 | 197 | 201 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 77.8% | 78.4% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 22.2% | 21.6% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years | 14.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 35.9% | 28.1% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 64.1% | 71.9% |
Mean Base Salary: | $40,108.0 | $38,752.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,690.0 | $32,511.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,288.0 | $43,798.0 |
* Cracker Trail Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.