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Discovery Academy Of Lake Alfred Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1000 Buena Vista Dr North

Lake Alfred FL, 33850, Polk County

Phone: 863-295-5955

Ranking:

(1,645 out of 2,614, bottom 37%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8

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:	62		62		67		63		61		64		61
Total Students:	1,039		1,032		1,012		988		1,002		1,031		962
Grade 6:	377	36.3%	390	37.8%	373	36.9%	366	37.0%	377	37.6%	379	36.8%	331	34.4%
Grade 7:	346	33.3%	330	32.0%	333	32.9%	316	32.0%	327	32.6%	337	32.7%	323	33.6%
Grade 8:	316	30.4%	312	30.2%	306	30.2%	306	31.0%	298	29.7%	315	30.6%	308	32.0%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	510	49.1%	502	48.6%	466	46.0%	465	47.1%	447	44.6%	475	46.1%	453	47.1%
Female:	529	50.9%	530	51.4%	546	54.0%	523	52.9%	502	50.1%	517	50.1%	479	49.8%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	12	1.2%	15	1.5%	16	1.6%	11	1.1%	5	0.5%	7	0.7%	3	0.3%
Asian:	20	1.9%	16	1.6%	12	1.2%	13	1.3%	8	0.8%	15	1.5%	14	1.5%
Hispanic:	357	34.4%	359	34.8%	332	32.8%	315	31.9%	269	26.8%	285	27.6%	232	24.1%
Black:	174	16.7%	165	16.0%	141	13.9%	157	15.9%	173	17.3%	191	18.5%	190	19.8%
White:	441	42.4%	438	42.4%	476	47.0%	453	45.9%	502	50.1%	502	48.7%	497	51.7%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	2	0.2%	0	0.0%	2	0.2%	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	33	3.2%	39	3.8%	33	3.3%	38	3.8%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	623	60.0%	624	60.5%	625	61.8%	544	55.1%	527	52.6%	462	44.8%	470	48.9%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	133	12.8%	119	11.5%	139	13.7%	137	13.9%	146	14.6%	167	16.2%	161	16.7%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.76		16.65		15.10		15.68		16.56		18.90		15.80

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
EOC
2012	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	434	396	N/A
FCAT
2004	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	291	288	N/A
2005	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	290	290	N/A
2006	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	292	294	N/A
2007	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	292	292	N/A
2008	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	297	N/A
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	301	N/A
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	305	N/A
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	306	N/A
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	224	221	N/A
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	225	222	N/A
2004	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	291	288	N/A
2005	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	291	290	N/A
2006	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	299	N/A
2007	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	295	N/A
2008	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	298	N/A
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	302	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	304	N/A
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	306	N/A
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	222	219	N/A
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	226	222	N/A
2007	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	287	294	N/A
2008	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	301	N/A
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	300	N/A
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	302	N/A
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	301	N/A
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	236	230	N/A
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	231	230	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	300	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	304	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	308	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	313	N/A
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	313	N/A
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	231	228	N/A
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	227	226	N/A
2004	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	291	299	N/A
2005	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	301	N/A
2006	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	302	N/A
2007	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	307	N/A
2008	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	312	N/A
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	312	N/A
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	314	N/A
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	314	N/A
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	245	237	N/A
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	245	237	N/A
2004	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	287	282	N/A
2005	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	291	287	N/A
2006	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	288	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	294	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	300	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	303	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	302	N/A
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	304	N/A
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	240	233	N/A
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	240	233	N/A
2006	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	280	275	N/A
2007	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	281	286	N/A
2008	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	290	289	N/A
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	288	291	N/A
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	297	N/A
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	300	N/A
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	299	N/A
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	202	195	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	47.1%	43.6%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	13.7%	16.4%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	4.0 years	NA
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	82.4%	NA
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	17.6%	NA

Mean Base Salary:	$38,047.0	$34,760.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$36,192.0	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$46,704.0	NA

* Discovery Academy Of Lake Alfred Middle 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.