Southwest Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

2650 Southwest Ave

Lakeland FL, 33803, Polk County

Phone: 863-499-2830

Ranking:

(1,296 out of 2,614, top 50%)*

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		37		37		38		46		37
Total Students:	429		457		473		460		441		505		474
Prekindergarten:	26	6.1%	19	4.2%	20	4.2%	20	4.3%	13	2.9%	16	3.2%	9	1.9%
Kindergarten:	70	16.3%	68	14.9%	89	18.8%	78	17.0%	65	14.7%	75	14.9%	91	19.2%
Grade 1:	58	13.5%	86	18.8%	74	15.6%	62	13.5%	65	14.7%	88	17.4%	87	18.4%
Grade 2:	82	19.1%	69	15.1%	67	14.2%	62	13.5%	81	18.4%	81	16.0%	74	15.6%
Grade 3:	74	17.2%	65	14.2%	66	14.0%	86	18.7%	76	17.2%	88	17.4%	68	14.3%
Grade 4:	60	14.0%	66	14.4%	81	17.1%	75	16.3%	75	17.0%	78	15.4%	71	15.0%
Grade 5:	59	13.8%	84	18.4%	76	16.1%	77	16.7%	66	15.0%	79	15.6%	74	15.6%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	211	49.2%	233	51.0%	249	52.6%	229	49.8%	214	48.5%	247	48.9%	228	48.1%
Female:	218	50.8%	224	49.0%	224	47.4%	231	50.2%	191	43.3%	216	42.8%	216	45.6%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.2%	4	0.9%	1	0.2%	2	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	8	1.9%	8	1.8%	8	1.7%	10	2.2%	7	1.6%	8	1.6%	8	1.7%
Hispanic:	101	23.5%	110	24.1%	103	21.8%	105	22.8%	61	13.8%	65	12.9%	58	12.2%
Black:	101	23.5%	91	19.9%	91	19.2%	81	17.6%	93	21.1%	109	21.6%	95	20.0%
White:	194	45.2%	217	47.5%	249	52.6%	234	50.9%	252	57.1%	289	57.2%	287	60.5%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	2	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4	0.9%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	22	5.1%	27	5.9%	21	4.4%	24	5.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	296	69.0%	306	67.0%	324	68.5%	303	65.9%	270	61.2%	279	55.2%	216	45.6%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	35	8.2%	54	11.8%	45	9.5%	47	10.2%	52	11.8%	69	13.7%	72	15.2%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.41		12.69		12.78		12.43		11.61		12.90		12.80

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	351	321	N/A
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	340	326	N/A
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345	329	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	332	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	347	328	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	196	199	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	200	199	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	303	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333	305	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	305	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	303	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	299	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	199	196	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	201	197	N/A
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	285	299	N/A
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	304	N/A
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	306	N/A
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	310	N/A
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	315	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	322	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330	322	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341	324	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	216	212	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	210	212	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	309	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	310	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	304	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	307	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	310	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	315	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	312	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	314	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	211	210	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	206	209	N/A
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	324	N/A
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344	324	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	327	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	330	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337	325	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	223	219	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	215	217	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	300	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	295	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	300	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	300	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	299	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	220	218	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	216	217	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	290	288	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	296	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	299	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	305	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	310	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	312	N/A
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	314	N/A
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	193	197	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	78.4%	68.6%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	21.6%	25.7%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	9.0 years	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	59.5%	34.5%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	40.5%	65.5%

Mean Base Salary:	$41,434.0	$40,708.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$35,931.0	$34,541.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$49,506.0	$46,503.0

* Southwest Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.