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James E. Stephens Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1350 Maple Ave North

Bartow FL, 33830, Polk County

Phone: 863-534-7455

Ranking:

(2,089 out of 2,614, bottom 20%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Polk 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:	24		25		26		29		32		49		43
Total Students:	377		377		390		430		446		608		583
Prekindergarten:	31	8.2%	42	11.1%	24	6.2%	21	4.9%	22	4.9%	20	3.3%	24	4.1%
Kindergarten:	67	17.8%	50	13.3%	55	14.1%	73	17.0%	65	14.6%	110	18.1%	111	19.0%
Grade 1:	58	15.4%	46	12.2%	67	17.2%	57	13.3%	87	19.5%	115	18.9%	104	17.8%
Grade 2:	51	13.5%	59	15.6%	49	12.6%	79	18.4%	80	17.9%	85	14.0%	81	13.9%
Grade 3:	56	14.9%	54	14.3%	85	21.8%	91	21.2%	76	17.0%	98	16.1%	103	17.7%
Grade 4:	54	14.3%	61	16.2%	61	15.6%	57	13.3%	58	13.0%	85	14.0%	95	16.3%
Grade 5:	60	15.9%	65	17.2%	49	12.6%	52	12.1%	58	13.0%	95	15.6%	65	11.1%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	198	52.5%	197	52.3%	190	48.7%	215	50.0%	215	48.2%	311	51.2%	298	51.1%
Female:	179	47.5%	180	47.7%	200	51.3%	215	50.0%	190	42.6%	250	41.1%	247	42.4%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	2	0.5%	2	0.5%	1	0.3%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	1	0.3%	6	1.6%	6	1.5%	6	1.4%	4	0.9%	8	1.3%	11	1.9%
Hispanic:	122	32.4%	132	35.0%	133	34.1%	151	35.1%	123	27.6%	99	16.3%	83	14.2%
Black:	126	33.4%	135	35.8%	132	33.8%	139	32.3%	139	31.2%	197	32.4%	177	30.4%
White:	113	30.0%	94	24.9%	111	28.5%	126	29.3%	147	33.0%	265	43.6%	278	47.7%
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:	13	3.4%	8	2.1%	7	1.8%	7	1.6%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	245	65.0%	282	74.8%	305	78.2%	322	74.9%	318	71.3%	358	58.9%	333	57.1%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	0	0.0%	24	6.4%	35	9.0%	27	6.3%	50	11.2%	69	11.3%	67	11.5%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.71		15.08		15.00		14.83		13.94		14.50		13.60

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	321	N/A
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	326	N/A
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	329	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	332	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	328	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	194	199	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	199	199	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	288	303	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	288	305	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	286	305	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	284	303	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	288	299	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	188	196	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	196	197	N/A
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	299	N/A
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	288	304	N/A
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	306	N/A
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	290	310	N/A
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	315	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	322	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	322	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	324	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	211	212	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	211	212	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	309	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	310	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	304	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	307	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	310	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	315	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	312	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	314	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	208	210	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	204	209	N/A
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	324	N/A
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	324	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	327	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	330	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	325	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	218	219	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	214	217	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	300	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	285	295	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	284	300	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	276	300	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	285	299	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	215	218	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	212	217	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	278	288	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	273	296	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	278	299	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	281	305	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	280	310	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	312	N/A
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	314	N/A
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	191	197	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	74.3%	66.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	25.7%	33.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	9.0 years	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	54.3%	30.4%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	45.7%	69.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$40,932.0	$40,588.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$35,948.0	$34,055.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$46,852.0	$45,554.0

* James E. Stephens 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.