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James A. Long Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1400 Old Jacksonville Rd

Palatka FL, 32177, Putnam County

Phone: 386-329-0575

Ranking:

(2,086 out of 2,614, bottom 20%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Putnam 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		34		32		33		33		33		38
Total Students:	621		567		544		483		511		525		550
Prekindergarten:	51	8.2%	53	9.3%	53	9.7%	46	9.5%	51	10.0%	57	10.9%	58	10.5%
Kindergarten:	87	14.0%	104	18.3%	86	15.8%	74	15.3%	80	15.7%	77	14.7%	78	14.2%
Grade 1:	112	18.0%	88	15.5%	81	14.9%	72	14.9%	71	13.9%	76	14.5%	108	19.6%
Grade 2:	84	13.5%	73	12.9%	78	14.3%	74	15.3%	73	14.3%	87	16.6%	80	14.5%
Grade 3:	91	14.7%	92	16.2%	85	15.6%	70	14.5%	74	14.5%	73	13.9%	85	15.5%
Grade 4:	98	15.8%	76	13.4%	80	14.7%	70	14.5%	75	14.7%	83	15.8%	74	13.5%
Grade 5:	98	15.8%	81	14.3%	81	14.9%	77	15.9%	87	17.0%	72	13.7%	67	12.2%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	314	50.6%	288	50.8%	287	52.8%	256	53.0%	248	48.5%	243	46.3%	256	46.5%
Female:	307	49.4%	279	49.2%	257	47.2%	227	47.0%	239	46.8%	262	49.9%	275	50.0%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	0.4%
Hispanic:	27	4.3%	16	2.8%	12	2.2%	16	3.3%	15	2.9%	13	2.5%	15	2.7%
Black:	219	35.3%	258	45.5%	233	42.8%	198	41.0%	189	37.0%	189	36.0%	190	34.5%
White:	359	57.8%	282	49.7%	286	52.6%	261	54.0%	291	56.9%	311	59.2%	328	59.6%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	2	0.3%	3	0.5%	3	0.6%	1	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	12	1.9%	7	1.2%	10	1.8%	7	1.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	459	73.9%	432	76.2%	420	77.2%	377	78.1%	375	73.4%	368	70.1%	363	66.0%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	12	1.9%	32	5.6%	24	4.4%	26	5.4%	48	9.4%	45	8.6%	62	11.3%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.78		16.68		17.00		14.64		15.48		16.20		14.50

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	326	N/A
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	329	N/A
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	333	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330	331	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	336	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	189	198	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	191	195	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299	310	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	310	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	311	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	305	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	287	303	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	190	194	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	195	196	N/A
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	281	299	N/A
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	287	300	N/A
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	272	302	N/A
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	311	N/A
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	319	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	327	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	328	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	332	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	212	217	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	200	213	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	310	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	313	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	287	302	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	286	304	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	312	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	319	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	315	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	314	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	202	209	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	198	206	N/A
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	321	N/A
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	325	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330	327	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	327	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	335	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	220	220	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	209	217	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	279	301	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	289	295	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299	300	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	285	297	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	301	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	214	217	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	209	215	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	269	285	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	267	298	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	286	303	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	309	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	308	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	312	N/A
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	304	N/A
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	191	194	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	87.9%	90.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	9.1%	NA

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	9.0 years	9.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	57.1%	48.1%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	42.9%	51.9%

Mean Base Salary:	$39,006.0	$37,289.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$35,520.0	$33,525.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$45,589.0	$41,965.0

* James A. Long Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.