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James Rickards High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

3013 Jim Lee Rd

Tallahassee FL, 32301, Leon County

Phone: 850-414-5500

Ranking:

(257 out of 492, bottom 48%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Leon 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:	73		69		68		65		66		86		72
Total Students:	1,243		1,295		1,273		1,227		1,188		1,258		1,280
Grade 9:	449	36.1%	476	36.8%	479	37.6%	437	35.6%	402	33.8%	418	33.2%	424	33.1%
Grade 10:	278	22.4%	325	25.1%	325	25.5%	287	23.4%	291	24.5%	328	26.1%	330	25.8%
Grade 11:	298	24.0%	306	23.6%	279	21.9%	269	21.9%	291	24.5%	327	26.0%	332	25.9%
Grade 12:	218	17.5%	188	14.5%	190	14.9%	234	19.1%	204	17.2%	185	14.7%	194	15.2%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	567	45.6%	615	47.5%	584	45.9%	582	47.4%	550	46.3%	553	44.0%	539	42.1%
Female:	676	54.4%	680	52.5%	689	54.1%	645	52.6%	615	51.8%	669	53.2%	711	55.5%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	2	0.2%	2	0.2%	2	0.2%	1	0.1%	2	0.2%	2	0.2%	2	0.2%
Asian:	65	5.2%	78	6.0%	71	5.6%	65	5.3%	61	5.1%	47	3.7%	56	4.4%
Hispanic:	34	2.7%	36	2.8%	35	2.7%	28	2.3%	28	2.4%	19	1.5%	22	1.7%
Black:	978	78.7%	1,000	77.2%	969	76.1%	969	79.0%	914	76.9%	974	77.4%	985	77.0%
White:	136	10.9%	150	11.6%	172	13.5%	151	12.3%	168	14.1%	188	14.9%	189	14.8%
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:	28	2.3%	29	2.2%	24	1.9%	13	1.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	562	45.2%	557	43.0%	666	52.3%	606	49.4%	499	42.0%	586	46.6%	519	40.5%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	0	0.0%	76	5.9%	71	5.6%	81	6.6%	87	7.3%	115	9.1%	98	7.7%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.03		18.77		18.71		18.87		18.00		16.90		17.80

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
EOC
2012	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	389	410	402
2013	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	381	406	406
2013	Biology 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	391	408	404
2013	Geometry	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	394	414	403
FCAT
2004	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	335	323
2005	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	337	322
2006	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	335	324
2007	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	335	323
2008	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	336	327
2009	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	336	327
2010	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	337	331
2011	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333	338	329
2004	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	320	300
2005	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	319	296
2006	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	314	298
2007	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	320	300
2008	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	322	306
2009	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	318	305
2010	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	319	310
2011	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	326	309
2012	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	242	250	244
2013	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	242	250	246
2006	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	314	298
2007	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	318	302
2008	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	318	304
2009	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	314	303
2010	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	317	306
2011	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	310	307
2007	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	315	302
2008	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	320	309
2009	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	317	313
2010	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	317	311
2007	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	323	308
2008	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	326	313
2009	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	322	316
2010	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	325	317
2011	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	326	317
2012	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	233	243	240
2013	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	232	242	240

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	57.4%	54.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	38.2%	41.4%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years	15.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	38.2%	30.6%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	61.8%	69.4%

Mean Base Salary:	$43,017.0	$40,183.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,322.0	$32,375.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$48,400.0	$45,309.0

* James Rickards High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.