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Garden Grove Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

4599 Cypress Gardens Rd

Winter Haven FL, 33884, Polk County

Phone: 863-291-5396

Ranking:

(1,073 out of 2,614, top 41%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5

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:	37		40		41		45		44		56		54
Total Students:	575		610		632		656		669		681		799
Kindergarten:	99	17.2%	105	17.2%	96	15.2%	98	14.9%	82	12.3%	98	14.4%	137	17.1%
Grade 1:	89	15.5%	101	16.6%	102	16.1%	98	14.9%	89	13.3%	114	16.7%	135	16.9%
Grade 2:	99	17.2%	100	16.4%	103	16.3%	96	14.6%	108	16.1%	122	17.9%	139	17.4%
Grade 3:	98	17.0%	106	17.4%	96	15.2%	114	17.4%	140	20.9%	136	20.0%	134	16.8%
Grade 4:	90	15.7%	95	15.6%	109	17.2%	117	17.8%	140	20.9%	112	16.4%	127	15.9%
Grade 5:	100	17.4%	103	16.9%	125	19.8%	132	20.1%	110	16.4%	99	14.5%	127	15.9%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	324	56.3%	333	54.6%	333	52.7%	349	53.2%	316	47.2%	330	48.5%	388	48.6%
Female:	251	43.7%	277	45.4%	299	47.3%	307	46.8%	305	45.6%	295	43.3%	351	43.9%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	2	0.3%	2	0.3%	6	0.9%	3	0.5%	0	0.0%	2	0.3%	1	0.1%
Asian:	8	1.4%	12	2.0%	14	2.2%	20	3.0%	19	2.8%	21	3.1%	22	2.8%
Hispanic:	115	20.0%	101	16.6%	110	17.4%	110	16.8%	97	14.5%	90	13.2%	101	12.6%
Black:	155	27.0%	173	28.4%	177	28.0%	162	24.7%	156	23.3%	164	24.1%	194	24.3%
White:	272	47.3%	303	49.7%	305	48.3%	341	52.0%	357	53.4%	356	52.3%	425	53.2%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	23	4.0%	19	3.1%	19	3.0%	19	2.9%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	377	65.6%	351	57.5%	363	57.4%	341	52.0%	327	48.9%	279	41.0%	314	39.3%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	31	5.4%	50	8.2%	43	6.8%	52	7.9%	80	12.0%	76	11.2%	88	11.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.54		15.25		15.41		14.58		15.20		14.20		14.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	343	321	328
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	326	333
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	340	329	337
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338	332	337
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332	328	337
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	202	199	202
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	195	199	201
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	303	309
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	305	313
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	305	313
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	303	314
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	299	314
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	201	196	201
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	199	197	201
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332	299	312
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	304	312
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	306	318
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	310	319
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	315	324
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338	322	330
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	322	330
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344	324	331
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	214	212	215
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	219	212	215
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337	309	318
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	310	319
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	304	314
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	307	316
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	310	319
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332	315	324
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	312	323
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	314	323
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	211	210	213
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	212	209	212
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	324	332
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	324	333
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	327	335
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	330	336
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	325	336
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	221	219	222
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	220	217	221
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	300	310
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	295	305
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	300	311
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	300	310
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	299	310
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	219	218	221
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	218	217	220
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	288	299
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	296	306
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	299	310
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	305	314
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	310	318
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	312	322
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	314	322
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	198	197	201

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	84.8%	78.6%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	13.0%	21.4%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years	17.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	47.8%	21.2%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	52.2%	78.8%

Mean Base Salary:	$41,737.0	$41,073.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,418.0	$33,862.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$48,447.0	$45,996.0

* Garden Grove 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.