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Pierce Hammock Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1400 Jensen Beach Blvd

Loxahatchee FL, 33470, Palm Beach County

Phone: 561-633-4500

Ranking:

(570 out of 2,614, top 22%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5

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:	42		43		44		45		44		54		46
Total Students:	556		602		622		680		695		700		712
Kindergarten:	95	17.1%	96	15.9%	74	11.9%	85	12.5%	106	15.3%	99	14.1%	107	15.0%
Grade 1:	94	16.9%	71	11.8%	89	14.3%	115	16.9%	101	14.5%	109	15.6%	124	17.4%
Grade 2:	69	12.4%	91	15.1%	110	17.7%	107	15.7%	115	16.5%	136	19.4%	117	16.4%
Grade 3:	87	15.6%	108	17.9%	110	17.7%	120	17.6%	138	19.9%	117	16.7%	128	18.0%
Grade 4:	107	19.2%	110	18.3%	118	19.0%	129	19.0%	118	17.0%	119	17.0%	115	16.2%
Grade 5:	104	18.7%	125	20.8%	119	19.1%	123	18.1%	117	16.8%	120	17.1%	121	17.0%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	310	55.8%	319	53.0%	309	49.7%	344	50.6%	328	47.2%	321	45.9%	322	45.2%
Female:	246	44.2%	283	47.0%	313	50.3%	336	49.4%	334	48.1%	327	46.7%	328	46.1%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.2%	2	0.3%	4	0.6%	3	0.4%	7	1.0%	7	1.0%	9	1.3%
Asian:	29	5.2%	31	5.1%	36	5.8%	38	5.6%	33	4.7%	35	5.0%	32	4.5%
Hispanic:	128	23.0%	150	24.9%	164	26.4%	175	25.7%	160	23.0%	118	16.9%	121	17.0%
Black:	63	11.3%	86	14.3%	72	11.6%	68	10.0%	70	10.1%	89	12.7%	93	13.1%
White:	313	56.3%	302	50.2%	316	50.8%	371	54.6%	400	57.6%	407	58.1%	399	56.0%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	2	0.4%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	20	3.6%	30	5.0%	29	4.7%	24	3.5%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	201	36.2%	199	33.1%	188	30.2%	166	24.4%	124	17.8%	103	14.7%	87	12.2%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	25	4.5%	43	7.1%	37	5.9%	30	4.4%	38	5.5%	53	7.6%	58	8.1%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.24		14.00		14.30		15.28		15.80		15.10		15.60

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338	333	N/A
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339	335	N/A
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	354	342	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	357	340	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339	333	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	198	201	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	203	202	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	310	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	311	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332	310	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332	310	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334	312	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	204	199	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	207	200	N/A
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	351	325	N/A
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339	331	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345	335	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	350	332	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	342	335	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	222	216	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	223	217	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	340	318	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	320	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	340	325	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338	325	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341	322	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	218	213	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	217	212	N/A
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338	335	N/A
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	354	338	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	348	340	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	347	338	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339	336	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	225	222	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	220	222	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	312	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	306	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	314	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	313	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	311	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	227	221	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	224	221	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337	316	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	319	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330	322	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	342	326	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344	333	N/A
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	340	328	N/A
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	205	205	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	76.2%	75.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	23.8%	25.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	8.0 years	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	56.1%	35.7%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	43.9%	64.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$44,935.0	$41,674.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$39,375.0	$35,471.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$52,656.0	$45,120.0

* Pierce Hammock Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.