Galaxy Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

550 Nw 4th Ave

Boynton Beach FL, 33435, Palm Beach County

Phone: 561-739-5600

Ranking:

(2,545 out of 2,614, bottom 3%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Palm Beach 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:	44		32		31		35		33		38		36
Total Students:	616		389		390		441		462		467		486
Prekindergarten:	37	6.0%	20	5.1%	18	4.6%	18	4.1%	16	3.5%	16	3.4%	14	2.9%
Kindergarten:	126	20.5%	60	15.4%	65	16.7%	74	16.8%	70	15.2%	74	15.8%	76	15.6%
Grade 1:	85	13.8%	69	17.7%	61	15.6%	63	14.3%	65	14.1%	87	18.6%	68	14.0%
Grade 2:	95	15.4%	63	16.2%	64	16.4%	62	14.1%	74	16.0%	65	13.9%	75	15.4%
Grade 3:	105	17.0%	73	18.8%	63	16.2%	70	15.9%	84	18.2%	79	16.9%	93	19.1%
Grade 4:	88	14.3%	44	11.3%	57	14.6%	78	17.7%	79	17.1%	78	16.7%	73	15.0%
Grade 5:	80	13.0%	60	15.4%	62	15.9%	76	17.2%	74	16.0%	68	14.6%	87	17.9%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	315	51.1%	191	49.1%	194	49.7%	218	49.4%	230	49.8%	233	49.9%	249	51.2%
Female:	301	48.9%	198	50.9%	196	50.3%	223	50.6%	221	47.8%	211	45.2%	222	45.7%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%
Asian:	7	1.1%	3	0.8%	3	0.8%	6	1.4%	5	1.1%	3	0.6%	7	1.4%
Hispanic:	77	12.5%	25	6.4%	25	6.4%	37	8.4%	30	6.5%	34	7.3%	28	5.8%
Black:	460	74.7%	320	82.3%	332	85.1%	375	85.0%	409	88.5%	403	86.3%	430	88.5%
White:	62	10.1%	37	9.5%	22	5.6%	16	3.6%	14	3.0%	12	2.6%	9	1.9%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.2%	1	0.3%	1	0.3%	1	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	8	1.3%	3	0.8%	7	1.8%	5	1.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	515	83.6%	322	82.8%	336	86.2%	361	81.9%	357	77.3%	332	71.1%	336	69.1%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	17	2.8%	10	2.6%	14	3.6%	17	3.9%	33	7.1%	38	8.1%	42	8.6%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.00		12.16		12.58		12.78		14.00		14.20		13.50

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	333	N/A
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	281	335	N/A
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	274	342	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	340	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	333	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	185	201	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	186	202	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	273	310	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	269	311	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	259	310	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	274	310	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	264	312	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	183	199	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	186	200	N/A
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	291	316	N/A
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	289	315	N/A
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	286	319	N/A
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	277	325	N/A
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	331	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	283	335	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	269	332	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	278	335	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	206	216	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	208	217	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	287	317	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	281	318	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	279	314	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	281	318	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	286	320	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	280	325	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	279	325	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	270	322	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	201	213	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	202	212	N/A
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	335	N/A
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	338	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299	340	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	292	338	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299	336	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	203	222	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	215	222	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	279	312	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	267	306	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	282	314	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	257	313	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	268	311	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	198	221	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	213	221	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	281	305	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	285	316	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	282	319	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	322	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	268	326	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	286	333	N/A
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	282	328	N/A
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	200	205	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	89.7%	82.1%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	10.3%	17.9%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	6.0 years	11.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	72.4%	48.1%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	27.6%	51.9%

Mean Base Salary:	$42,309.0	$39,063.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$37,360.0	$33,715.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$55,299.0	$44,611.0

* Galaxy Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.