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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	328
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	326	333
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	329	337
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	332	337
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	328	337
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	194	199	202
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	199	199	201
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	288	303	309
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	288	305	313
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	286	305	313
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	284	303	314
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	288	299	314
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	188	196	201
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	196	197	201
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	299	312
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	288	304	312
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	306	318
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	290	310	319
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	315	324
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	322	330
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	322	330
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	324	331
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	211	212	215
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	211	212	215
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	309	318
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	310	319
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	304	314
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	307	316
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	310	319
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	315	324
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	312	323
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	314	323
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	208	210	213
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	204	209	212
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	324	332
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	324	333
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	327	335
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	330	336
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	325	336
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	218	219	222
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	214	217	221
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	300	310
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	285	295	305
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	284	300	311
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	276	300	310
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	285	299	310
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	215	218	221
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	212	217	220
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	278	288	299
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	273	296	306
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	278	299	310
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	281	305	314
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	280	310	318
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	312	322
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	314	322
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	191	197	201

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.