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Palm Springs Middle School
1560 Kirk Rd West Palm Beach FL, 33406, Palm Beach County Phone: 561-434-3300 Ranking: ![]() Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 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: | 95 | 96 | 91 | 90 | 92 | 118 | 95 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,608 | 1,650 | 1,514 | 1,531 | 1,569 | 1,664 | 1,560 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 469 | 29.2% | 564 | 34.2% | 515 | 34.0% | 514 | 33.6% | 485 | 30.9% | 550 | 33.1% | 585 | 37.5% |
Grade 7: | 581 | 36.1% | 544 | 33.0% | 534 | 35.3% | 486 | 31.7% | 532 | 33.9% | 587 | 35.3% | 561 | 36.0% |
Grade 8: | 558 | 34.7% | 542 | 32.8% | 465 | 30.7% | 531 | 34.7% | 552 | 35.2% | 527 | 31.7% | 414 | 26.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 836 | 52.0% | 811 | 49.2% | 732 | 48.3% | 743 | 48.5% | 763 | 48.6% | 765 | 46.0% | 707 | 45.3% |
Female: | 772 | 48.0% | 839 | 50.8% | 782 | 51.7% | 788 | 51.5% | 763 | 48.6% | 816 | 49.0% | 777 | 49.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 12 | 0.7% | 11 | 0.7% | 11 | 0.7% | 8 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.2% | 7 | 0.4% | 11 | 0.7% |
Asian: | 18 | 1.1% | 18 | 1.1% | 14 | 0.9% | 9 | 0.6% | 18 | 1.1% | 28 | 1.7% | 36 | 2.3% |
Hispanic: | 1,028 | 63.9% | 1,044 | 63.3% | 951 | 62.8% | 940 | 61.4% | 880 | 56.1% | 947 | 56.9% | 824 | 52.8% |
Black: | 304 | 18.9% | 293 | 17.8% | 257 | 17.0% | 232 | 15.2% | 249 | 15.9% | 251 | 15.1% | 242 | 15.5% |
White: | 219 | 13.6% | 261 | 15.8% | 259 | 17.1% | 311 | 20.3% | 384 | 24.5% | 356 | 21.4% | 375 | 24.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 26 | 1.6% | 22 | 1.3% | 21 | 1.4% | 28 | 1.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,247 | 77.5% | 1,207 | 73.2% | 1,037 | 68.5% | 1,004 | 65.6% | 908 | 57.9% | 834 | 50.1% | 701 | 44.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 80 | 5.0% | 127 | 7.7% | 133 | 8.8% | 111 | 7.3% | 162 | 10.3% | 209 | 12.6% | 189 | 12.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.93 | 17.19 | 16.64 | 17.11 | 17.15 | 16.40 | 16.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
EOC | ||||||
2012 | Algebra 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 429 | 403 | 402 |
2013 | Algebra 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 427 | 409 | 406 |
FCAT | ||||||
2004 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 292 | 308 | 301 |
2005 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296 | 310 | 305 |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314 | 316 | 312 |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305 | 312 | 307 |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316 | 317 | 313 |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312 | 324 | 316 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317 | 328 | 319 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322 | 327 | 319 |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 222 | 228 | 227 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 223 | 227 | 226 |
2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 278 | 297 | 297 |
2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 283 | 299 | 299 |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303 | 311 | 311 |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298 | 308 | 306 |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304 | 312 | 310 |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303 | 316 | 313 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303 | 318 | 315 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308 | 318 | 315 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 218 | 225 | 225 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 219 | 225 | 225 |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319 | 317 | 312 |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318 | 318 | 315 |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319 | 320 | 314 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321 | 325 | 314 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314 | 322 | 314 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 237 | 238 | 236 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 231 | 237 | 235 |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305 | 315 | 313 |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308 | 314 | 315 |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309 | 319 | 318 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318 | 326 | 322 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313 | 325 | 322 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 229 | 232 | 231 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 225 | 232 | 231 |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308 | 314 | 311 |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315 | 317 | 313 |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312 | 317 | 314 |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324 | 322 | 318 |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329 | 329 | 324 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325 | 327 | 322 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331 | 331 | 324 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333 | 335 | 325 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 246 | 248 | 243 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 243 | 245 | 240 |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 282 | 294 | 295 |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 286 | 296 | 297 |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 284 | 298 | 299 |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299 | 303 | 303 |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305 | 311 | 310 |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311 | 314 | 312 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310 | 315 | 312 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308 | 317 | 313 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 236 | 239 | 237 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 238 | 239 | 237 |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 271 | 292 | 289 |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296 | 301 | 298 |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305 | 309 | 305 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310 | 310 | 305 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313 | 321 | 310 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318 | 329 | 315 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311 | 322 | 316 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 201 | 201 | 200 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 69.8% | 67.5% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 30.2% | 32.5% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 9.0 years | 13.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 53.5% | 36.8% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 46.5% | 63.2% |
Mean Base Salary: | $45,920.0 | $41,600.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $38,535.0 | $34,313.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $54,412.0 | $46,073.0 |
* Palm Springs Middle School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.