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J. P. Taravella High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

10600 Riverside Dr

Pompano Beach FL, 33071, Broward County

Phone: 754-322-2300

Ranking:

(112 out of 492, top 23%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Broward 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:	137		139		133		150		148		197		168
Total Students:	3,060		3,032		3,014		2,982		2,911		2,861		2,879
Grade 9:	807	26.4%	741	24.4%	745	24.7%	801	26.9%	760	26.1%	802	28.0%	841	29.2%
Grade 10:	748	24.4%	777	25.6%	824	27.3%	767	25.7%	758	26.0%	724	25.3%	742	25.8%
Grade 11:	739	24.2%	780	25.7%	759	25.2%	712	23.9%	699	24.0%	695	24.3%	645	22.4%
Grade 12:	766	25.0%	734	24.2%	686	22.8%	702	23.5%	694	23.8%	640	22.4%	651	22.6%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	1,570	51.3%	1,554	51.3%	1,551	51.5%	1,520	51.0%	1,421	48.8%	1,434	50.1%	1,459	50.7%
Female:	1,490	48.7%	1,478	48.7%	1,463	48.5%	1,462	49.0%	1,388	47.7%	1,342	46.9%	1,345	46.7%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	8	0.3%	9	0.3%	10	0.3%	10	0.3%	10	0.3%	6	0.2%	6	0.2%
Asian:	112	3.7%	112	3.7%	101	3.4%	88	3.0%	96	3.3%	92	3.2%	93	3.2%
Hispanic:	932	30.5%	915	30.2%	942	31.3%	954	32.0%	936	32.2%	863	30.2%	821	28.5%
Black:	816	26.7%	716	23.6%	651	21.6%	569	19.1%	534	18.3%	514	18.0%	477	16.6%
White:	1,131	37.0%	1,215	40.1%	1,239	41.1%	1,273	42.7%	1,241	42.6%	1,309	45.8%	1,411	49.0%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	2	0.1%	1	0.0%	1	0.0%	1	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	59	1.9%	64	2.1%	70	2.3%	87	2.9%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	1,216	39.7%	1,057	34.9%	1,038	34.4%	868	29.1%	773	26.6%	599	20.9%	501	17.4%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	274	9.0%	303	10.0%	322	10.7%	238	8.0%	256	8.8%	245	8.6%	191	6.6%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	22.34		21.81		22.64		19.85		19.74		17.60		17.10

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
EOC
2012	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	397	404	402
2013	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	408	409	406
2013	Biology 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	403	403	404
2013	Geometry	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	402	406	403
FCAT
2004	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338	325	323
2005	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337	321	322
2006	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338	327	324
2007	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	326	323
2008	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337	329	327
2009	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338	330	327
2010	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337	332	331
2011	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338	331	329
2004	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	303	300
2005	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	294	296
2006	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	302	298
2007	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	302	300
2008	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	307	306
2009	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	307	305
2010	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	309	310
2011	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	310	309
2012	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	244	244	244
2013	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	246	245	246
2006	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	296	298
2007	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	302	302
2008	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	302	304
2009	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	301	303
2010	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	305	306
2011	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	302	307
2007	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	308	302
2008	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	313	309
2009	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	316	313
2010	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	318	311
2007	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	309	308
2008	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	314	313
2009	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	316	316
2010	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	318	317
2011	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	317	317
2012	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	242	239	240
2013	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	242	240	240

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	53.8%	51.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	44.8%	45.9%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	18.0 years	18.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	24.8%	27.2%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	75.2%	72.8%

Mean Base Salary:	$56,951.0	$52,783.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$39,487.0	$37,072.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$62,719.0	$59,609.0

* J. P. Taravella High 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.