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Lake Worth High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1701 Lake Worth Rd

Lake Worth FL, 33460, Palm Beach County

Phone: 561-533-6300

Ranking:

(413 out of 492, bottom 16%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Palm Beach 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:	143		136		129		125		140		172		153
Total Students:	2,297		2,099		2,114		1,968		1,990		2,056		2,200
Grade 9:	707	30.8%	641	30.5%	661	31.3%	596	30.3%	599	30.1%	587	28.6%	633	28.8%
Grade 10:	603	26.3%	602	28.7%	513	24.3%	492	25.0%	510	25.6%	521	25.3%	540	24.5%
Grade 11:	558	24.3%	454	21.6%	491	23.2%	463	23.5%	452	22.7%	475	23.1%	542	24.6%
Grade 12:	429	18.7%	398	19.0%	444	21.0%	417	21.2%	429	21.6%	473	23.0%	485	22.0%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	1,155	50.3%	1,058	50.4%	1,044	49.4%	954	48.5%	915	46.0%	901	43.8%	953	43.3%
Female:	1,142	49.7%	1,041	49.6%	1,070	50.6%	1,014	51.5%	1,027	51.6%	1,075	52.3%	1,170	53.2%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	38	1.7%	22	1.0%	12	0.6%	12	0.6%	15	0.8%	22	1.1%	21	1.0%
Asian:	35	1.5%	40	1.9%	43	2.0%	43	2.2%	66	3.3%	56	2.7%	69	3.1%
Hispanic:	888	38.7%	792	37.7%	813	38.5%	738	37.5%	758	38.1%	735	35.7%	813	37.0%
Black:	1,001	43.6%	953	45.4%	912	43.1%	833	42.3%	819	41.2%	817	39.7%	786	35.7%
White:	294	12.8%	252	12.0%	290	13.7%	287	14.6%	292	14.7%	354	17.2%	438	19.9%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	3	0.1%	4	0.2%	8	0.4%	20	1.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	38	1.7%	36	1.7%	36	1.7%	35	1.8%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	1,729	75.3%	1,386	66.0%	1,384	65.5%	1,204	61.2%	1,077	54.1%	1,001	48.7%	886	40.3%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	73	3.2%	92	4.4%	120	5.7%	103	5.2%	136	6.8%	162	7.9%	167	7.6%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.06		15.43		16.39		15.74		14.27		13.90		14.40

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
EOC
2012	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	384	403	402
2013	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	387	409	406
2013	Biology 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	391	405	404
2013	Geometry	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	388	405	403
FCAT
2004	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	329	323
2005	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	330	322
2006	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	327	324
2007	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	326	323
2008	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	329	327
2009	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	331	327
2010	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	336	331
2011	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	333	329
2004	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	306	300
2005	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	304	296
2006	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	288	301	298
2007	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	285	302	300
2008	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	281	307	306
2009	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	284	310	305
2010	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	288	316	310
2011	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	284	314	309
2012	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	234	246	244
2013	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	237	248	246
2006	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	286	297	298
2007	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	309	302
2008	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	309	304
2009	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	284	306	303
2010	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	315	306
2011	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	292	314	307
2007	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	283	309	302
2008	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	314	309
2009	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	290	318	313
2010	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	317	311
2007	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	286	310	308
2008	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	289	314	313
2009	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	289	318	316
2010	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	319	317
2011	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	288	318	317
2012	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	229	241	240
2013	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	227	241	240

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	65.2%	64.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	34.8%	35.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	10.0 years	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	49.4%	39.5%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	50.6%	60.5%

Mean Base Salary:	$48,149.0	$43,604.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$39,148.0	$32,688.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$57,104.0	$50,724.0

* Lake Worth 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.