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Mclaughlin Middle School And Fine Arts Academy

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

800 4th St South

Lake Wales FL, 33853, Polk County

Phone: 863-678-4233

Ranking:

(2,331 out of 2,614, bottom 11%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8

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:	49		59		58		57		49		60		68
Total Students:	746		801		787		787		737		610		839
Grade 6:	276	37.0%	273	34.1%	251	31.9%	263	33.4%	246	33.4%	178	29.2%	290	34.6%
Grade 7:	251	33.6%	240	30.0%	253	32.1%	253	32.1%	221	30.0%	179	29.3%	294	35.0%
Grade 8:	219	29.4%	252	31.5%	248	31.5%	235	29.9%	234	31.8%	227	37.2%	255	30.4%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	393	52.7%	421	52.6%	415	52.7%	402	51.1%	356	48.3%	302	49.5%	407	48.5%
Female:	353	47.3%	380	47.4%	372	47.3%	385	48.9%	350	47.5%	287	47.0%	410	48.9%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	4	0.5%	5	0.6%	4	0.5%	7	0.9%	3	0.4%	2	0.3%	2	0.2%
Asian:	3	0.4%	6	0.7%	5	0.6%	4	0.5%	5	0.7%	4	0.7%	4	0.5%
Hispanic:	219	29.4%	214	26.7%	197	25.0%	172	21.9%	131	17.8%	112	18.4%	161	19.2%
Black:	186	24.9%	220	27.5%	231	29.4%	252	32.0%	246	33.4%	194	31.8%	233	27.8%
White:	297	39.8%	322	40.2%	317	40.3%	319	40.5%	329	44.6%	285	46.7%	421	50.2%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	36	4.8%	33	4.1%	32	4.1%	33	4.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	541	72.5%	576	71.9%	600	76.2%	604	76.7%	527	71.5%	368	60.3%	439	52.3%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	36	4.8%	60	7.5%	52	6.6%	53	6.7%	61	8.3%	65	10.7%	86	10.3%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.22		13.58		13.57		13.81		15.04		12.00		12.30

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
EOC
2012	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	429	396	N/A
2013	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	419	398	N/A
FCAT
2004	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	273	288	N/A
2005	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	281	290	N/A
2006	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	287	294	N/A
2007	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	287	292	N/A
2008	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	292	297	N/A
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	282	301	N/A
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	283	305	N/A
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	291	306	N/A
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	219	221	N/A
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	216	222	N/A
2004	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	279	288	N/A
2005	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	280	290	N/A
2006	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	299	N/A
2007	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	295	N/A
2008	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	298	N/A
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	288	302	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	292	304	N/A
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	306	N/A
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	218	219	N/A
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	217	222	N/A
2007	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	284	294	N/A
2008	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	301	N/A
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	300	N/A
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	278	302	N/A
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	282	301	N/A
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	224	230	N/A
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	225	230	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	300	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	304	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	308	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	313	N/A
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	313	N/A
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	222	228	N/A
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	226	226	N/A
2004	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	299	N/A
2005	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	301	N/A
2006	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	287	302	N/A
2007	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	307	N/A
2008	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	312	N/A
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	312	N/A
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	314	N/A
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299	314	N/A
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	232	237	N/A
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	230	237	N/A
2004	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	274	282	N/A
2005	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	282	287	N/A
2006	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	272	288	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	283	294	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	292	300	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	303	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	292	302	N/A
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	289	304	N/A
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	229	233	N/A
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	227	233	N/A
2006	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	260	275	N/A
2007	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	279	286	N/A
2008	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	277	289	N/A
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	291	N/A
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	286	297	N/A
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	290	300	N/A
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	282	299	N/A
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	192	195	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	78.2%	70.2%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	18.2%	21.1%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	10.0 years	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	54.5%	31.0%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	45.5%	69.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$40,971.0	$38,593.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$35,271.0	$34,269.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$47,810.0	$45,013.0

* Mclaughlin Middle School And Fine Arts Academy was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.