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Polk Avenue Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

110 Polk Ave East

Lake Wales FL, 33853, Polk County

Phone: 863-678-4244

Ranking:

(1,871 out of 2,614, bottom 28%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Polk 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:	32		36		38		36		34		43		39
Total Students:	485		470		510		495		510		543		565
Prekindergarten:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	18	3.5%	10	2.0%	10	2.0%	11	2.0%	17	3.0%
Kindergarten:	112	23.1%	80	17.0%	84	16.5%	89	18.0%	95	18.6%	98	18.0%	122	21.6%
Grade 1:	78	16.1%	87	18.5%	79	15.5%	77	15.6%	73	14.3%	86	15.8%	91	16.1%
Grade 2:	83	17.1%	77	16.4%	78	15.3%	74	14.9%	82	16.1%	94	17.3%	89	15.8%
Grade 3:	94	19.4%	93	19.8%	85	16.7%	93	18.8%	101	19.8%	82	15.1%	84	14.9%
Grade 4:	61	12.6%	58	12.3%	80	15.7%	89	18.0%	65	12.7%	79	14.5%	91	16.1%
Grade 5:	57	11.8%	75	16.0%	86	16.9%	63	12.7%	84	16.5%	93	17.1%	71	12.6%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	222	45.8%	225	47.9%	252	49.4%	242	48.9%	246	48.2%	273	50.3%	270	47.8%
Female:	263	54.2%	245	52.1%	258	50.6%	253	51.1%	222	43.5%	224	41.3%	256	45.3%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	0.4%	4	0.7%
Asian:	2	0.4%	2	0.4%	6	1.2%	6	1.2%	5	1.0%	5	0.9%	8	1.4%
Hispanic:	195	40.2%	186	39.6%	198	38.8%	180	36.4%	166	32.5%	153	28.2%	164	29.0%
Black:	105	21.6%	105	22.3%	110	21.6%	109	22.0%	116	22.7%	126	23.2%	140	24.8%
White:	172	35.5%	164	34.9%	181	35.5%	183	37.0%	189	37.1%	219	40.3%	214	37.9%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	10	2.1%	12	2.6%	14	2.7%	17	3.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	323	66.6%	403	85.7%	431	84.5%	403	81.4%	409	80.2%	406	74.8%	404	71.5%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	0	0.0%	22	4.7%	23	4.5%	33	6.7%	33	6.5%	44	8.1%	55	9.7%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.16		13.06		13.42		13.75		15.00		14.70		14.50

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	321	328
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	326	333
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	329	337
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	332	337
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335	328	337
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	193	199	202
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	195	199	201
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299	303	309
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	292	305	313
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	274	305	313
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	286	303	314
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	282	299	314
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	183	196	201
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	182	197	201
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	284	299	312
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	284	304	312
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	306	318
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	310	319
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332	315	324
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	322	330
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	322	330
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330	324	331
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	213	212	215
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	213	212	215
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	286	309	318
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	285	310	319
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	304	314
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	307	316
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	310	319
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	315	324
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299	312	323
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	314	323
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	204	210	213
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	197	209	212
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	324	332
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	324	333
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	327	335
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	340	330	336
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	325	336
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	219	219	222
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	225	217	221
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	300	310
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	277	295	305
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	300	311
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	300	310
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	299	310
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	212	218	221
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	212	217	220
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	274	288	299
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	289	296	306
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	299	310
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	305	314
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	310	318
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	312	322
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	314	322
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	206	197	201

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	73.3%	72.4%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	10.0%	10.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	8.0 years	NA
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	56.7%	NA
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	43.3%	NA

Mean Base Salary:	$37,852.0	$37,761.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,528.0	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$42,197.0	NA

* Polk Avenue Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.