Palma Sola Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

6806 5th Ave Nw

Bradenton FL, 34209, Manatee County

Phone: 941-741-3179

Ranking:

(1,286 out of 2,614, top 49%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Manatee 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:	35		37		37		36		35		37		36
Total Students:	591		568		554		565		600		585		587
Prekindergarten:	30	5.1%	50	8.8%	29	5.2%	20	3.5%	17	2.8%	19	3.2%	19	3.2%
Kindergarten:	86	14.6%	77	13.6%	83	15.0%	91	16.1%	105	17.5%	77	13.2%	81	13.8%
Grade 1:	86	14.6%	94	16.5%	87	15.7%	99	17.5%	88	14.7%	96	16.4%	89	15.2%
Grade 2:	99	16.8%	87	15.3%	98	17.7%	88	15.6%	92	15.3%	86	14.7%	86	14.7%
Grade 3:	110	18.6%	95	16.7%	92	16.6%	85	15.0%	94	15.7%	98	16.8%	108	18.4%
Grade 4:	91	15.4%	86	15.1%	81	14.6%	88	15.6%	97	16.2%	108	18.5%	106	18.1%
Grade 5:	89	15.1%	79	13.9%	84	15.2%	94	16.6%	107	17.8%	101	17.3%	98	16.7%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	308	52.1%	293	51.6%	295	53.2%	300	53.1%	307	51.2%	293	50.1%	293	49.9%
Female:	283	47.9%	275	48.4%	259	46.8%	265	46.9%	262	43.7%	248	42.4%	257	43.8%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	0.4%	4	0.7%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%
Asian:	9	1.5%	7	1.2%	4	0.7%	6	1.1%	9	1.5%	8	1.4%	4	0.7%
Hispanic:	132	22.3%	119	21.0%	103	18.6%	102	18.1%	114	19.0%	75	12.8%	81	13.8%
Black:	40	6.8%	32	5.6%	23	4.2%	19	3.4%	15	2.5%	25	4.3%	35	6.0%
White:	395	66.8%	395	69.5%	403	72.7%	417	73.8%	435	72.5%	440	75.2%	433	73.8%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	0.5%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	15	2.5%	15	2.6%	21	3.8%	16	2.8%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	317	53.6%	266	46.8%	245	44.2%	241	42.7%	210	35.0%	190	32.5%	164	27.9%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	33	5.6%	43	7.6%	47	8.5%	33	5.8%	66	11.0%	46	7.9%	44	7.5%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.89		15.35		14.97		15.69		17.14		16.70		16.30

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345	318	N/A
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	326	N/A
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	322	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	320	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	322	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	201	196	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	199	196	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	305	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	311	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	309	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	305	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	306	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	196	197	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	201	196	N/A
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	303	N/A
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	305	N/A
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	309	N/A
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	309	N/A
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335	316	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	322	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	319	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	317	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	205	212	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	215	212	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334	315	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339	316	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	310	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	312	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330	316	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	322	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	316	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	316	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	210	211	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	213	209	N/A
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344	328	N/A
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	329	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345	328	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	328	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	328	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	219	218	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	211	219	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	308	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	304	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	308	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	306	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	305	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	224	218	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	217	219	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	297	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	302	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	305	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	308	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	310	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	310	N/A
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	310	N/A
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	194	198	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	70.6%	68.6%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	29.4%	31.4%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	16.0 years	17.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	17.6%	NA
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	82.4%	93.9%

Mean Base Salary:	$50,561.0	$47,285.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$44,314.0	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$51,900.0	$47,824.0

* Palma Sola Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.