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Lighthouse Elementary School
4750 Dakota Dr Jupiter FL, 33458, Palm Beach County Phone: 561-741-9400 Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 2 School District: Palm Beach County School District Title I Eligible School: No 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: | 51 | 52 | 56 | 53 | 52 | 62 | 56 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 734 | 760 | 830 | 818 | 816 | 792 | 875 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 23 | 3.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 236 | 32.2% | 208 | 27.4% | 244 | 29.4% | 268 | 32.8% | 260 | 31.9% | 250 | 31.6% | 293 | 33.5% |
| Grade 1: | 221 | 30.1% | 255 | 33.6% | 289 | 34.8% | 282 | 34.5% | 260 | 31.9% | 256 | 32.3% | 300 | 34.3% |
| Grade 2: | 254 | 34.6% | 296 | 38.9% | 294 | 35.4% | 267 | 32.6% | 296 | 36.3% | 286 | 36.1% | 282 | 32.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 350 | 47.7% | 405 | 53.3% | 437 | 52.7% | 437 | 53.4% | 401 | 49.1% | 375 | 47.3% | 410 | 46.9% |
| Female: | 384 | 52.3% | 355 | 46.7% | 393 | 47.3% | 381 | 46.6% | 380 | 46.6% | 360 | 45.5% | 410 | 46.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 40 | 5.4% | 44 | 5.8% | 46 | 5.5% | 47 | 5.7% | 51 | 6.3% | 46 | 5.8% | 30 | 3.4% |
| Hispanic: | 91 | 12.4% | 102 | 13.4% | 108 | 13.0% | 97 | 11.9% | 98 | 12.0% | 49 | 6.2% | 51 | 5.8% |
| Black: | 10 | 1.4% | 14 | 1.8% | 11 | 1.3% | 11 | 1.3% | 10 | 1.2% | 11 | 1.4% | 16 | 1.8% |
| White: | 570 | 77.7% | 573 | 75.4% | 641 | 77.2% | 626 | 76.5% | 625 | 76.6% | 637 | 80.4% | 725 | 82.9% |
| 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: | 20 | 2.7% | 24 | 3.2% | 20 | 2.4% | 34 | 4.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 127 | 17.3% | 108 | 14.2% | 87 | 10.5% | 80 | 9.8% | 58 | 7.1% | 50 | 6.3% | 52 | 5.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 20 | 2.7% | 25 | 3.3% | 20 | 2.4% | 21 | 2.6% | 29 | 3.6% | 17 | 2.1% | 21 | 2.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.39 | 14.62 | 14.82 | 15.43 | 15.69 | 14.80 | 15.60 | |||||||
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 68.0% | 58.7% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 32.0% | 41.3% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years | 15.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 38.0% | 21.7% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 62.0% | 78.3% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $49,652.0 | $44,494.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $39,127.0 | $35,305.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $56,102.0 | $47,047.0 |