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Palm Springs Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

101 Davis Rd

Lake Worth FL, 33461, Palm Beach County

Phone: 561-804-3000

Ranking:

(2,231 out of 2,614, bottom 15%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5

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:	67		68		64		64		61		72		66
Total Students:	872		900		878		895		855		883		824
Kindergarten:	148	17.0%	170	18.9%	156	17.8%	176	19.7%	147	17.2%	154	17.4%	162	19.7%
Grade 1:	144	16.5%	141	15.7%	162	18.5%	139	15.5%	133	15.6%	168	19.0%	153	18.6%
Grade 2:	131	15.0%	173	19.2%	132	15.0%	135	15.1%	151	17.7%	146	16.5%	123	14.9%
Grade 3:	193	22.1%	157	17.4%	148	16.9%	150	16.8%	165	19.3%	146	16.5%	145	17.6%
Grade 4:	129	14.8%	123	13.7%	133	15.1%	149	16.6%	133	15.6%	128	14.5%	136	16.5%
Grade 5:	127	14.6%	136	15.1%	147	16.7%	146	16.3%	126	14.7%	141	16.0%	105	12.7%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	442	50.7%	464	51.6%	456	51.9%	454	50.7%	436	51.0%	430	48.7%	379	46.0%
Female:	430	49.3%	436	48.4%	422	48.1%	441	49.3%	401	46.9%	419	47.5%	417	50.6%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	5	0.6%	3	0.3%	4	0.5%	4	0.4%	7	0.8%	2	0.2%	2	0.2%
Asian:	12	1.4%	12	1.3%	15	1.7%	12	1.3%	12	1.4%	14	1.6%	9	1.1%
Hispanic:	528	60.6%	572	63.6%	544	62.0%	537	60.0%	532	62.2%	517	58.6%	486	59.0%
Black:	234	26.8%	217	24.1%	219	24.9%	230	25.7%	196	22.9%	203	23.0%	173	21.0%
White:	81	9.3%	83	9.2%	82	9.3%	95	10.6%	98	11.5%	121	13.7%	130	15.8%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.1%	2	0.2%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	11	1.3%	11	1.2%	13	1.5%	16	1.8%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	789	90.5%	795	88.3%	745	84.9%	738	82.5%	682	79.8%	639	72.4%	534	64.8%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	22	2.5%	43	4.8%	67	7.6%	55	6.1%	50	5.8%	79	8.9%	93	11.3%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.01		13.24		13.72		13.98		14.02		14.20		12.50

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	333	N/A
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	290	335	N/A
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	342	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	340	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	333	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	190	201	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	191	202	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	280	310	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	280	311	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	283	310	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	284	310	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	291	312	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	188	199	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	191	200	N/A
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299	316	N/A
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299	315	N/A
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	289	319	N/A
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	325	N/A
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	331	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	335	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	332	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	335	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	209	216	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	206	217	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	317	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	318	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	314	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	318	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	320	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	325	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	325	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	322	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	208	213	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	203	212	N/A
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	335	N/A
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	338	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	340	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	338	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	336	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	214	222	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	211	222	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	280	312	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	284	306	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	314	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	313	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	288	311	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	215	221	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	211	221	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	285	305	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	269	316	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299	319	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	322	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	326	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	333	N/A
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	328	N/A
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	196	205	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	76.3%	74.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	23.7%	26.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	7.0 years	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	67.8%	46.9%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	32.2%	53.1%

Mean Base Salary:	$45,624.0	$41,754.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$40,165.0	$34,382.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$57,116.0	$48,691.0

* Palm Springs Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.