Park Elementary School
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 | 328 |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324 | 337 | 333 |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344 | 338 | 337 |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336 | 336 | 337 |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334 | 336 | 337 |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 198 | 201 | 202 |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 203 | 203 | 201 |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295 | 307 | 309 |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298 | 313 | 313 |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303 | 310 | 313 |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304 | 311 | 314 |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303 | 310 | 314 |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 197 | 199 | 201 |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 200 | 199 | 201 |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 287 | 297 | 312 |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 272 | 305 | 312 |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298 | 302 | 318 |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310 | 311 | 319 |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320 | 319 | 324 |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336 | 323 | 330 |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322 | 321 | 330 |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316 | 327 | 331 |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 216 | 212 | 215 |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 214 | 215 | 215 |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300 | 310 | 318 |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302 | 314 | 319 |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 293 | 303 | 314 |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300 | 309 | 316 |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309 | 313 | 319 |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309 | 317 | 324 |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306 | 313 | 323 |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316 | 319 | 323 |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 209 | 210 | 213 |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 207 | 208 | 212 |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310 | 320 | 332 |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327 | 326 | 333 |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338 | 325 | 335 |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329 | 326 | 336 |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334 | 321 | 336 |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 218 | 218 | 222 |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 217 | 216 | 221 |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 291 | 300 | 310 |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297 | 297 | 305 |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316 | 301 | 311 |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295 | 300 | 310 |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297 | 296 | 310 |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 215 | 219 | 221 |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 218 | 218 | 220 |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 276 | 294 | 299 |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 282 | 296 | 306 |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299 | 303 | 310 |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315 | 301 | 314 |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306 | 309 | 318 |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307 | 307 | 322 |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296 | 309 | 322 |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 195 | 197 | 201 |
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.