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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	328
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	326	333
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	322	337
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	320	337
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	322	337
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	201	196	202
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	199	196	201
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	305	309
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	311	313
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	309	313
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	305	314
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	306	314
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	196	197	201
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	201	196	201
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	303	312
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	305	312
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	309	318
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	309	319
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335	316	324
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	322	330
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	319	330
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	317	331
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	205	212	215
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	215	212	215
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334	315	318
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339	316	319
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	310	314
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	312	316
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330	316	319
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	322	324
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	316	323
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	316	323
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	210	211	213
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	213	209	212
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344	328	332
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	329	333
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345	328	335
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	328	336
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	328	336
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	219	218	222
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	211	219	221
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	308	310
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	304	305
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	308	311
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	306	310
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	305	310
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	224	218	221
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	217	219	220
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	297	299
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	302	306
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	305	310
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	308	314
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	310	318
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	310	322
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	310	322
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	194	198	201

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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.