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Palm Beach Gardens High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

4245 Holly Dr

Palm Beach Gardens FL, 33410, Palm Beach County

Phone: 561-694-7300

Ranking:

(285 out of 492, bottom 42%)*

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:	151		147		147		150		153		183		166
Total Students:	2,532		2,502		2,529		2,558		2,560		2,446		2,591
Grade 9:	749	29.6%	755	30.2%	702	27.8%	728	28.5%	754	29.5%	668	27.3%	843	32.5%
Grade 10:	679	26.8%	609	24.3%	657	26.0%	669	26.2%	602	23.5%	706	28.9%	661	25.5%
Grade 11:	571	22.6%	581	23.2%	634	25.1%	556	21.7%	665	26.0%	594	24.3%	580	22.4%
Grade 12:	533	21.1%	557	22.3%	536	21.2%	605	23.7%	539	21.1%	478	19.5%	507	19.6%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	1,269	50.1%	1,189	47.5%	1,212	47.9%	1,239	48.4%	1,185	46.3%	1,123	45.9%	1,206	46.5%
Female:	1,263	49.9%	1,313	52.5%	1,317	52.1%	1,319	51.6%	1,284	50.2%	1,224	50.0%	1,296	50.0%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	21	0.8%	14	0.6%	16	0.6%	14	0.5%	16	0.6%	8	0.3%	7	0.3%
Asian:	101	4.0%	105	4.2%	105	4.2%	112	4.4%	131	5.1%	133	5.4%	130	5.0%
Hispanic:	416	16.4%	439	17.5%	409	16.2%	403	15.8%	375	14.6%	293	12.0%	305	11.8%
Black:	1,203	47.5%	1,152	46.0%	1,191	47.1%	1,214	47.5%	1,193	46.6%	1,170	47.8%	1,239	47.8%
White:	712	28.1%	706	28.2%	713	28.2%	710	27.8%	762	29.8%	751	30.7%	825	31.8%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.0%	4	0.2%	3	0.1%	7	0.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	78	3.1%	82	3.3%	92	3.6%	98	3.8%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	1,443	57.0%	1,314	52.5%	1,354	53.5%	1,285	50.2%	1,181	46.1%	1,064	43.5%	1,000	38.6%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	169	6.7%	202	8.1%	223	8.8%	205	8.0%	238	9.3%	274	11.2%	280	10.8%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.77		17.02		17.20		17.05		16.79		15.60		15.70

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
EOC
2012	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	385	403	N/A
2013	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	392	409	N/A
2013	Biology 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	396	405	N/A
2013	Geometry	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	395	405	N/A
FCAT
2004	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	329	N/A
2005	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330	330	N/A
2006	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	327	N/A
2007	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	326	N/A
2008	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	329	N/A
2009	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	331	N/A
2010	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333	336	N/A
2011	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	333	N/A
2004	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	306	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	304	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	301	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	290	302	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	307	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	310	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	316	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	314	N/A
2012	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	240	246	N/A
2013	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	241	248	N/A
2006	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	291	297	N/A
2007	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	309	N/A
2008	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	309	N/A
2009	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	306	N/A
2010	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	315	N/A
2011	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	314	N/A
2007	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	309	N/A
2008	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	314	N/A
2009	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	318	N/A
2010	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	317	N/A
2007	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	310	N/A
2008	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	314	N/A
2009	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	318	N/A
2010	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	319	N/A
2011	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	318	N/A
2012	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	235	241	N/A
2013	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	235	241	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	65.8%	59.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	34.2%	40.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years	16.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	36.8%	23.9%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	63.2%	76.1%

Mean Base Salary:	$50,132.0	$45,481.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$40,115.0	$33,812.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$55,976.0	$49,424.0

* Palm Beach Gardens 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.