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Golden Grove Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

5959 140th Ave North

West Palm Beach FL, 33411, Palm Beach County

Phone: 561-904-9700

Ranking:

(788 out of 2,614, top 30%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten 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:	38		41		38		41		45		59		53
Total Students:	522		565		565		612		673		727		785
Kindergarten:	87	16.7%	94	16.6%	76	13.5%	88	14.4%	98	14.6%	100	13.8%	105	13.4%
Grade 1:	82	15.7%	77	13.6%	92	16.3%	87	14.2%	106	15.8%	116	16.0%	108	13.8%
Grade 2:	75	14.4%	93	16.5%	95	16.8%	106	17.3%	113	16.8%	101	13.9%	126	16.1%
Grade 3:	88	16.9%	103	18.2%	107	18.9%	103	16.8%	96	14.3%	122	16.8%	139	17.7%
Grade 4:	95	18.2%	93	16.5%	100	17.7%	98	16.0%	121	18.0%	129	17.7%	135	17.2%
Grade 5:	95	18.2%	105	18.6%	95	16.8%	115	18.8%	123	18.3%	136	18.7%	143	18.2%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	250	47.9%	275	48.7%	287	50.8%	323	52.8%	330	49.0%	356	49.0%	393	50.1%
Female:	272	52.1%	290	51.3%	278	49.2%	289	47.2%	305	45.3%	328	45.1%	352	44.8%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	6	1.1%	4	0.7%	4	0.7%	4	0.7%	7	1.0%	6	0.8%	8	1.0%
Asian:	16	3.1%	14	2.5%	10	1.8%	11	1.8%	16	2.4%	20	2.8%	28	3.6%
Hispanic:	132	25.3%	162	28.7%	161	28.5%	172	28.1%	188	27.9%	163	22.4%	164	20.9%
Black:	52	10.0%	78	13.8%	65	11.5%	73	11.9%	76	11.3%	88	12.1%	89	11.3%
White:	299	57.3%	284	50.3%	301	53.3%	327	53.4%	356	52.9%	415	57.1%	460	58.6%
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:	17	3.3%	23	4.1%	24	4.2%	25	4.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	288	55.2%	256	45.3%	239	42.3%	247	40.4%	224	33.3%	210	28.9%	174	22.2%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	24	4.6%	67	11.9%	80	14.2%	74	12.1%	65	9.7%	72	9.9%	81	10.3%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.74		13.78		14.87		15.11		15.12		14.30		14.80

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341	333	N/A
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	347	335	N/A
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	362	342	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	349	340	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	333	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	198	201	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	201	202	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	310	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	311	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	310	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	310	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	312	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	200	199	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	203	200	N/A
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	316	N/A
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	315	N/A
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	319	N/A
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332	325	N/A
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337	331	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	335	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	354	332	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	350	335	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	216	216	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	220	217	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334	317	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	343	318	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330	314	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	318	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	320	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	325	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332	325	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	322	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	215	213	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	213	212	N/A
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334	335	N/A
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	355	338	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341	340	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337	338	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	340	336	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	225	222	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	219	222	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	312	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	306	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	314	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	313	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	311	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	225	221	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	223	221	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	305	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333	316	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344	319	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330	322	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335	326	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	348	333	N/A
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	357	328	N/A
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	210	205	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	77.1%	74.4%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	22.9%	25.6%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	10.0 years	16.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	37.5%	11.6%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	62.5%	88.4%

Mean Base Salary:	$47,396.0	$45,546.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$39,528.0	$36,849.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$52,116.0	$46,691.0

* Golden Grove Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.