Park Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

327 East Palmetto St

Avon Park FL, 33825, Highlands County

Phone: 863-452-4373

Ranking:

(1,631 out of 2,614, bottom 38%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Highlands 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:	40		41		40		38		36		42		48
Total Students:	591		555		577		523		548		503		673
Prekindergarten:	40	6.8%	29	5.2%	33	5.7%	21	4.0%	20	3.6%	27	5.4%	24	3.6%
Kindergarten:	99	16.8%	87	15.7%	94	16.3%	80	15.3%	104	19.0%	77	15.3%	112	16.6%
Grade 1:	87	14.7%	92	16.6%	94	16.3%	103	19.7%	95	17.3%	93	18.5%	126	18.7%
Grade 2:	93	15.7%	87	15.7%	108	18.7%	88	16.8%	87	15.9%	91	18.1%	95	14.1%
Grade 3:	98	16.6%	102	18.4%	87	15.1%	91	17.4%	96	17.5%	65	12.9%	107	15.9%
Grade 4:	97	16.4%	79	14.2%	83	14.4%	84	16.1%	59	10.8%	71	14.1%	115	17.1%
Grade 5:	77	13.0%	79	14.2%	78	13.5%	56	10.7%	87	15.9%	79	15.7%	94	14.0%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	306	51.8%	296	53.3%	297	51.5%	283	54.1%	289	52.7%	278	55.3%	334	49.6%
Female:	285	48.2%	259	46.7%	280	48.5%	240	45.9%	233	42.5%	211	41.9%	312	46.4%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	2	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	3	0.6%	2	0.3%
Asian:	3	0.5%	4	0.7%	6	1.0%	5	1.0%	4	0.7%	3	0.6%	4	0.6%
Hispanic:	210	35.5%	178	32.1%	193	33.4%	151	28.9%	154	28.1%	130	25.8%	164	24.4%
Black:	132	22.3%	118	21.3%	120	20.8%	129	24.7%	141	25.7%	131	26.0%	202	30.0%
White:	211	35.7%	229	41.3%	239	41.4%	214	40.9%	230	42.0%	230	45.7%	278	41.3%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	33	5.6%	26	4.7%	19	3.3%	23	4.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	444	75.1%	406	73.2%	419	72.6%	351	67.1%	375	68.4%	317	63.0%	430	63.9%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	34	5.8%	33	5.9%	37	6.4%	42	8.0%	39	7.1%	45	8.9%	58	8.6%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.78		13.54		14.43		13.76		15.22		14.00		14.00

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	328	N/A
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	337	N/A
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344	338	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	336	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334	336	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	198	201	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	203	203	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	307	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	313	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	310	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	311	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	310	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	197	199	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	200	199	N/A
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	287	297	N/A
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	272	305	N/A
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	302	N/A
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	311	N/A
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	319	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	323	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	321	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	327	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	216	212	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	214	215	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	310	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	314	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	303	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	309	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	313	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	317	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	313	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	319	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	209	210	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	207	208	N/A
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	320	N/A
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	326	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338	325	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	326	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334	321	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	218	218	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	217	216	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	291	300	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	297	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	301	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	300	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	296	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	215	219	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	218	218	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	276	294	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	282	296	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299	303	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	301	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	309	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	307	N/A
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	309	N/A
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	195	197	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	82.2%	82.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	17.8%	17.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	15.0 years	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	32.5%	34.4%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	67.5%	65.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$39,728.0	$37,371.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$32,651.0	$30,261.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$45,957.0	$44,742.0

* Park Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.