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Ruth N. Upson Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1090 Dancy St

Jacksonville FL, 32205, Duval County

Phone: 904-381-7485

Ranking:

(1,772 out of 2,614, bottom 32%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Duval 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:	27		28		27		23		25		24		22
Total Students:	473		436		435		373		367		363		324
Prekindergarten:	35	7.4%	36	8.3%	35	8.0%	18	4.8%	18	4.9%	19	5.2%	NA	NA
Kindergarten:	81	17.1%	92	21.1%	82	18.9%	75	20.1%	77	21.0%	68	18.7%	73	22.5%
Grade 1:	88	18.6%	68	15.6%	83	19.1%	69	18.5%	72	19.6%	69	19.0%	53	16.4%
Grade 2:	71	15.0%	80	18.3%	69	15.9%	61	16.4%	63	17.2%	58	16.0%	41	12.7%
Grade 3:	84	17.8%	54	12.4%	60	13.8%	61	16.4%	55	15.0%	44	12.1%	53	16.4%
Grade 4:	59	12.5%	55	12.6%	59	13.6%	48	12.9%	41	11.2%	46	12.7%	50	15.4%
Grade 5:	55	11.6%	51	11.7%	47	10.8%	41	11.0%	41	11.2%	59	16.3%	54	16.7%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	244	51.6%	223	51.1%	231	53.1%	182	48.8%	170	46.3%	158	43.5%	140	43.2%
Female:	229	48.4%	213	48.9%	204	46.9%	191	51.2%	184	50.1%	177	48.8%	168	51.9%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	3	0.6%	2	0.5%	2	0.5%	2	0.5%	2	0.5%	1	0.3%	0	0.0%
Asian:	4	0.8%	3	0.7%	3	0.7%	4	1.1%	4	1.1%	2	0.6%	3	0.9%
Hispanic:	20	4.2%	18	4.1%	16	3.7%	19	5.1%	20	5.4%	17	4.7%	13	4.0%
Black:	215	45.5%	205	47.0%	204	46.9%	168	45.0%	172	46.9%	168	46.3%	161	49.7%
White:	213	45.0%	191	43.8%	191	43.9%	173	46.4%	164	44.7%	155	42.7%	135	41.7%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	17	3.6%	17	3.9%	19	4.4%	7	1.9%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	290	61.3%	304	69.7%	316	72.6%	267	71.6%	258	70.3%	248	68.3%	197	60.8%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	2	0.4%	28	6.4%	28	6.4%	29	7.8%	33	9.0%	28	7.7%	23	7.1%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.52		15.57		16.11		16.22		14.68		15.80		14.70

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	313	328
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	322	333
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	329	337
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	330	337
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	336	337
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	197	201	202
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	196	201	201
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	288	304	309
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	310	313
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	309	313
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	311	314
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	311	314
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	199	199	201
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	192	200	201
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	279	300	312
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	292	305	312
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	285	306	318
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	309	319
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	275	314	324
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	324	330
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	328	330
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	330	331
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	211	216	215
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	206	215	215
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	314	318
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	320	319
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	312	314
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299	312	316
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	317	319
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	322	324
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330	318	323
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	319	323
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	212	212	213
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	209	211	212
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	325	332
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	325	333
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	331	335
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339	332	336
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332	332	336
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	225	221	222
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	213	220	221
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	289	308	310
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	305	305
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	308	311
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	306	310
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	305	310
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	219	219	221
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	219	219	220
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	277	293	299
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	282	299	306
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	304	310
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	308	314
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330	316	318
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330	317	322
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	315	322
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	201	200	201

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	58.3%	71.4%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	37.5%	28.6%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years	11.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	39.1%	44.0%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	60.9%	56.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$46,282.0	$41,752.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$37,208.0	$34,301.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$52,907.0	$49,368.0

* Ruth N. Upson 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.