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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	328
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	329	333
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	333	337
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330	331	337
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	336	337
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	189	198	202
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	191	195	201
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299	310	309
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	310	313
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	311	313
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	305	314
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	287	303	314
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	190	194	201
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	195	196	201
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	281	299	312
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	287	300	312
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	272	302	318
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	311	319
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	319	324
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	327	330
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	328	330
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	332	331
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	212	217	215
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	200	213	215
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	310	318
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	313	319
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	287	302	314
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	286	304	316
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	312	319
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	319	324
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	315	323
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	314	323
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	202	209	213
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	198	206	212
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	321	332
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	325	333
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330	327	335
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	327	336
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	335	336
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	220	220	222
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	209	217	221
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	279	301	310
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	289	295	305
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299	300	311
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	285	297	310
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	301	310
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	214	217	221
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	209	215	220
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	269	285	299
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	267	298	306
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	286	303	310
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	309	314
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	308	318
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	312	322
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	304	322
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	191	194	201

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.