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Garden Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

700 Center Rd

Venice FL, 34285, Sarasota County

Phone: 941-486-2110

Ranking:

(499 out of 2,614, top 19%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Sarasota 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:	41		37		38		39		41		41		42
Total Students:	610		588		577		601		609		618		628
Prekindergarten:	3	0.5%	2	0.3%	1	0.2%	2	0.3%	NA	NA	4	0.6%	NA	NA
Kindergarten:	105	17.2%	95	16.2%	94	16.3%	105	17.5%	112	18.4%	104	16.8%	101	16.1%
Grade 1:	104	17.0%	98	16.7%	92	15.9%	108	18.0%	90	14.8%	92	14.9%	131	20.9%
Grade 2:	94	15.4%	89	15.1%	98	17.0%	93	15.5%	95	15.6%	117	18.9%	93	14.8%
Grade 3:	101	16.6%	113	19.2%	87	15.1%	91	15.1%	116	19.0%	99	16.0%	107	17.0%
Grade 4:	105	17.2%	86	14.6%	96	16.6%	112	18.6%	93	15.3%	103	16.7%	97	15.4%
Grade 5:	98	16.1%	105	17.9%	109	18.9%	90	15.0%	103	16.9%	99	16.0%	99	15.8%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	323	53.0%	301	51.2%	283	49.0%	290	48.3%	270	44.3%	290	46.9%	298	47.5%
Female:	287	47.0%	287	48.8%	294	51.0%	311	51.7%	307	50.4%	290	46.9%	295	47.0%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	4	0.7%	5	0.9%	5	0.9%	4	0.7%	2	0.3%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%
Asian:	17	2.8%	13	2.2%	13	2.3%	13	2.2%	17	2.8%	10	1.6%	17	2.7%
Hispanic:	87	14.3%	79	13.4%	73	12.7%	73	12.1%	43	7.1%	35	5.7%	39	6.2%
Black:	9	1.5%	8	1.4%	5	0.9%	7	1.2%	8	1.3%	4	0.6%	10	1.6%
White:	458	75.1%	447	76.0%	451	78.2%	479	79.7%	515	84.6%	539	87.2%	530	84.4%
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:	35	5.7%	36	6.1%	30	5.2%	25	4.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	218	35.7%	255	43.4%	254	44.0%	248	41.3%	221	36.3%	166	26.9%	153	24.4%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	47	7.7%	88	15.0%	75	13.0%	64	10.6%	61	10.0%	72	11.7%	70	11.1%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.88		15.89		15.18		15.41		14.85		15.10		15.00

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	360	346	328
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	356	351	333
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	375	358	337
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	358	352	337
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	368	347	337
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	211	206	202
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	206	207	201
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338	329	309
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338	332	313
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	340	334	313
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	342	330	314
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	343	333	314
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	209	207	201
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	208	208	201
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	327	312
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	322	312
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	325	318
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333	331	319
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	347	338	324
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	342	330
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341	341	330
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330	337	331
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	216	218	215
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	218	219	215
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341	333	318
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333	330	319
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	321	314
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	343	334	316
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338	333	319
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334	336	324
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339	338	323
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337	337	323
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	218	219	213
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	218	218	212
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	340	340	332
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	353	347	333
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344	347	335
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338	347	336
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	352	349	336
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	227	227	222
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	221	226	221
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	322	310
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	324	305
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333	326	311
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	326	310
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333	329	310
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	228	228	221
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	224	227	220
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	317	299
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330	321	306
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341	331	310
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	330	314
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337	336	318
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	346	342	322
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338	340	322
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	205	208	201

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	47.1%	47.4%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	52.9%	52.6%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	17.0 years	15.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	23.5%	27.0%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	76.5%	73.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$54,984.0	$50,730.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$44,495.0	$41,830.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$58,211.0	$54,601.0

* Garden Elementary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.