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Polo Park Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

11901 Lake Worth Rd

Lake Worth FL, 33449, Palm Beach County

Phone: 561-333-5500

Ranking:

(560 out of 2,614, top 21%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8

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:	52		59		63		66		62		72		58
Total Students:	833		982		1,088		1,148		1,127		1,087		1,048
Grade 6:	244	29.3%	291	29.6%	334	30.7%	367	32.0%	381	33.8%	380	35.0%	330	31.5%
Grade 7:	303	36.4%	317	32.3%	374	34.4%	380	33.1%	393	34.9%	351	32.3%	364	34.7%
Grade 8:	286	34.3%	374	38.1%	380	34.9%	401	34.9%	353	31.3%	356	32.8%	354	33.8%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	436	52.3%	522	53.2%	559	51.4%	581	50.6%	524	46.5%	512	47.1%	498	47.5%
Female:	397	47.7%	460	46.8%	529	48.6%	567	49.4%	552	49.0%	516	47.5%	511	48.8%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	4	0.5%	1	0.1%	2	0.2%	9	0.8%	5	0.4%	3	0.3%	3	0.3%
Asian:	29	3.5%	34	3.5%	31	2.8%	36	3.1%	46	4.1%	43	4.0%	45	4.3%
Hispanic:	244	29.3%	251	25.6%	296	27.2%	300	26.1%	275	24.4%	241	22.2%	217	20.7%
Black:	128	15.4%	189	19.2%	205	18.8%	228	19.9%	216	19.2%	181	16.7%	141	13.5%
White:	401	48.1%	475	48.4%	511	47.0%	525	45.7%	542	48.1%	568	52.3%	607	57.9%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	2	0.2%	2	0.2%	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	27	3.2%	30	3.1%	41	3.8%	49	4.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	318	38.2%	293	29.8%	323	29.7%	332	28.9%	271	24.0%	221	20.3%	121	11.5%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	33	4.0%	57	5.8%	58	5.3%	78	6.8%	77	6.8%	86	7.9%	55	5.2%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.02		16.64		17.27		17.39		18.18		17.50		18.10

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
EOC
2012	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	450	403	402
FCAT
2004	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	308	301
2005	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	310	305
2006	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	316	312
2007	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	312	307
2008	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334	317	313
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	324	316
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	328	319
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335	327	319
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	232	228	227
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	232	227	226
2004	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	297	297
2005	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	299	299
2006	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	311	311
2007	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	308	306
2008	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332	312	310
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	316	313
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	318	315
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	318	315
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	228	225	225
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	231	225	225
2007	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334	317	312
2008	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333	318	315
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	320	314
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	325	314
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	322	314
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	241	238	236
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	242	237	235
2007	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333	315	313
2008	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	314	315
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337	319	318
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	326	322
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330	325	322
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	235	232	231
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	236	232	231
2004	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334	314	311
2005	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333	317	313
2006	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	317	314
2007	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337	322	318
2008	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	342	329	324
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332	327	322
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	340	331	324
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341	335	325
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	249	248	243
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	251	245	240
2004	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	294	295
2005	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	296	297
2006	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	298	299
2007	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	303	303
2008	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	311	310
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	314	312
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	315	312
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	317	313
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	240	239	237
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	243	239	237
2006	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	292	289
2007	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	301	298
2008	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337	309	305
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	310	305
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	340	321	310
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337	329	315
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	322	316
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	206	201	200

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Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	76.4%	77.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	23.6%	22.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	9.0 years	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	49.4%	31.4%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	50.6%	68.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$45,693.0	$41,410.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$37,508.0	$32,332.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$53,696.0	$45,790.0

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