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Grassy Waters Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

3550 North Jog Rd

West Palm Beach FL, 33411, Palm Beach County

Phone: 561-383-9000

Ranking:

(1,423 out of 2,614, bottom 46%)*

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:	55		54		53		52		47		79		60
Total Students:	718		677		714		742		697		1,002		911
Prekindergarten:	38	5.3%	20	3.0%	17	2.4%	18	2.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Kindergarten:	113	15.7%	114	16.8%	135	18.9%	109	14.7%	116	16.6%	167	16.7%	170	18.7%
Grade 1:	116	16.2%	123	18.2%	118	16.5%	124	16.7%	121	17.4%	199	19.9%	146	16.0%
Grade 2:	115	16.0%	112	16.5%	117	16.4%	129	17.4%	118	16.9%	151	15.1%	166	18.2%
Grade 3:	116	16.2%	101	14.9%	128	17.9%	128	17.3%	104	14.9%	162	16.2%	156	17.1%
Grade 4:	94	13.1%	120	17.7%	95	13.3%	106	14.3%	112	16.1%	175	17.5%	140	15.4%
Grade 5:	126	17.5%	87	12.9%	104	14.6%	128	17.3%	126	18.1%	148	14.8%	133	14.6%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	366	51.0%	348	51.4%	374	52.4%	383	51.6%	340	48.8%	453	45.2%	439	48.2%
Female:	352	49.0%	329	48.6%	340	47.6%	359	48.4%	312	44.8%	451	45.0%	398	43.7%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	7	1.0%	3	0.4%	5	0.7%	5	0.7%	6	0.9%	5	0.5%	6	0.7%
Asian:	25	3.5%	31	4.6%	41	5.7%	39	5.3%	43	6.2%	46	4.6%	46	5.0%
Hispanic:	156	21.7%	167	24.7%	168	23.5%	206	27.8%	196	28.1%	243	24.3%	243	26.7%
Black:	393	54.7%	349	51.6%	345	48.3%	338	45.6%	306	43.9%	471	47.0%	399	43.8%
White:	100	13.9%	89	13.1%	111	15.5%	103	13.9%	109	15.6%	147	14.7%	147	16.1%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	2	0.3%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	3	0.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	35	4.9%	37	5.5%	44	6.2%	48	6.5%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	475	66.2%	379	56.0%	392	54.9%	391	52.7%	344	49.4%	524	52.3%	449	49.3%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	50	7.0%	54	8.0%	78	10.9%	61	8.2%	79	11.3%	122	12.2%	109	12.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.05		12.54		13.60		14.41		14.99		14.80		15.30

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	333	N/A
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	335	N/A
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	342	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	348	340	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	342	333	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	199	201	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	200	202	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	310	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299	311	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	310	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	310	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	312	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	199	199	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	196	200	N/A
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	325	N/A
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	331	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	335	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332	332	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	342	335	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	210	216	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	216	217	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	318	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	320	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	325	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	325	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	322	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	212	213	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	211	212	N/A
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	335	N/A
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	338	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	340	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335	338	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332	336	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	220	222	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	222	222	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	312	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	306	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	314	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	313	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	311	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	220	221	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	223	221	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	316	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	319	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	322	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	326	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	333	N/A
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	328	N/A
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	201	205	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	68.8%	73.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	31.3%	26.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	6.0 years	9.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	68.8%	53.7%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	31.3%	46.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$44,687.0	$39,593.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$40,677.0	$35,766.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$53,509.0	$44,363.0

* Grassy Waters Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.