Lake Wales Senior High School
1 Highlander Way Lake Wales FL, 33853, Polk County Phone: 863-678-4222 Ranking: (408 out of 492, bottom 17%)* Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 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: | 67 | 64 | 80 | 69 | 65 | 84 | 80 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,401 | 1,304 | 1,191 | 1,252 | 1,256 | 1,311 | 1,382 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 404 | 28.8% | 431 | 33.1% | 386 | 32.4% | 313 | 25.0% | 357 | 28.4% | 328 | 25.0% | 392 | 28.4% |
Grade 10: | 419 | 29.9% | 337 | 25.8% | 284 | 23.8% | 353 | 28.2% | 295 | 23.5% | 381 | 29.1% | 337 | 24.4% |
Grade 11: | 341 | 24.3% | 280 | 21.5% | 292 | 24.5% | 275 | 22.0% | 340 | 27.1% | 292 | 22.3% | 358 | 25.9% |
Grade 12: | 235 | 16.8% | 255 | 19.6% | 228 | 19.1% | 308 | 24.6% | 264 | 21.0% | 310 | 23.6% | 295 | 21.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 693 | 49.5% | 665 | 51.0% | 596 | 50.0% | 647 | 51.7% | 626 | 49.8% | 655 | 50.0% | 707 | 51.2% |
Female: | 708 | 50.5% | 639 | 49.0% | 595 | 50.0% | 605 | 48.3% | 604 | 48.1% | 626 | 47.7% | 651 | 47.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 11 | 0.8% | 14 | 1.1% | 10 | 0.8% | 8 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 18 | 1.3% | 16 | 1.2% | 12 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.5% | 10 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.4% |
Hispanic: | 318 | 22.7% | 257 | 19.7% | 214 | 18.0% | 222 | 17.7% | 201 | 16.0% | 200 | 15.3% | 207 | 15.0% |
Black: | 330 | 23.6% | 342 | 26.2% | 321 | 27.0% | 357 | 28.5% | 344 | 27.4% | 358 | 27.3% | 376 | 27.2% |
White: | 674 | 48.1% | 629 | 48.2% | 600 | 50.4% | 630 | 50.3% | 686 | 54.6% | 719 | 54.8% | 771 | 55.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 50 | 3.6% | 45 | 3.5% | 34 | 2.9% | 30 | 2.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 674 | 48.1% | 706 | 54.1% | 625 | 52.5% | 705 | 56.3% | 600 | 47.8% | 546 | 41.6% | 527 | 38.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 154 | 11.0% | 134 | 10.3% | 104 | 8.7% | 69 | 5.5% | 109 | 8.7% | 141 | 10.8% | 145 | 10.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.91 | 20.38 | 14.89 | 18.14 | 19.32 | 18.50 | 17.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
EOC | ||||||
2012 | Algebra 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 392 | 396 | 402 |
2013 | Algebra 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 395 | 398 | 406 |
2013 | Biology 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 393 | 394 | 404 |
2013 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 396 | 394 | 403 |
FCAT | ||||||
2004 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309 | 313 | 323 |
2005 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309 | 313 | 322 |
2006 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304 | 311 | 324 |
2007 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311 | 314 | 323 |
2008 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314 | 317 | 327 |
2009 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322 | 318 | 327 |
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324 | 321 | 331 |
2011 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319 | 320 | 329 |
2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 284 | 287 | 300 |
2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 277 | 285 | 296 |
2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 270 | 282 | 298 |
2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 282 | 288 | 300 |
2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 279 | 292 | 306 |
2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 287 | 293 | 305 |
2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 283 | 295 | 310 |
2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 289 | 295 | 309 |
2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 238 | 239 | 244 |
2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 239 | 240 | 246 |
2006 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 277 | 287 | 298 |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 284 | 288 | 302 |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 280 | 293 | 304 |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 273 | 288 | 303 |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 283 | 296 | 306 |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 274 | 292 | 307 |
2007 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 284 | 290 | 302 |
2008 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301 | 299 | 309 |
2009 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296 | 300 | 313 |
2010 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298 | 299 | 311 |
2007 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 288 | 296 | 308 |
2008 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302 | 304 | 313 |
2009 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298 | 306 | 316 |
2010 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302 | 307 | 317 |
2011 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305 | 307 | 317 |
2012 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 235 | 235 | 240 |
2013 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 236 | 235 | 240 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 54.4% | 60.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 13.9% | 16.9% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 7.0 years | NA |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 65.8% | NA |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 34.2% | NA |
Mean Base Salary: | $38,968.0 | $41,935.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,830.0 | NA |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,936.0 | NA |
* Lake Wales Senior High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.