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Starlight Cove Elementary School
6300 Seminole Dr
Lake Worth FL, 33462, Palm Beach County
Phone: 561-804-3600
Ranking:
(2,206 out of 2,649, bottom 17%)*
(2,206 out of 2,649, bottom 17%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten 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
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 52 | 65 | 56 | |||
| Total Students: | 737 | 771 | 812 | |||
| Prekindergarten: | 32 | 4.3% | 34 | 4.4% | 22 | 2.7% |
| Kindergarten: | 101 | 13.7% | 111 | 14.4% | 157 | 19.3% |
| Grade 1: | 113 | 15.3% | 145 | 18.8% | 139 | 17.1% |
| Grade 2: | 132 | 17.9% | 135 | 17.5% | 112 | 13.8% |
| Grade 3: | 142 | 19.3% | 105 | 13.6% | 136 | 16.7% |
| Grade 4: | 101 | 13.7% | 118 | 15.3% | 125 | 15.4% |
| Grade 5: | 116 | 15.7% | 123 | 16.0% | 121 | 14.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 375 | 50.9% | 368 | 47.7% | 397 | 48.9% |
| Female: | 336 | 45.6% | 347 | 45.0% | 363 | 44.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander: | 13 | 1.8% | 13 | 1.7% | 15 | 1.8% |
| Hispanic: | 373 | 50.6% | 332 | 43.1% | 336 | 41.4% |
| Black | 220 | 29.9% | 245 | 31.8% | 247 | 30.4% |
| White: | 107 | 14.5% | 132 | 17.1% | 166 | 20.4% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 536 | 72.7% | 507 | 65.8% | 487 | 60.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 64 | 8.7% | 83 | 10.8% | 98 | 12.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.31 | 13.90 | 14.50 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| FCAT | ||||||
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 280 | 333 | 328 |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 290 | 335 | 333 |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314 | 342 | 337 |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319 | 340 | 337 |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312 | 333 | 337 |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 190 | 201 | 202 |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 273 | 310 | 309 |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 287 | 311 | 313 |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 280 | 310 | 313 |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 281 | 310 | 314 |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 284 | 312 | 314 |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 188 | 199 | 201 |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302 | 316 | 312 |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302 | 315 | 312 |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308 | 319 | 318 |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301 | 325 | 319 |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 290 | 331 | 324 |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314 | 335 | 330 |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296 | 332 | 330 |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311 | 335 | 331 |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 209 | 216 | 215 |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305 | 317 | 318 |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306 | 318 | 319 |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299 | 314 | 314 |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302 | 318 | 316 |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 290 | 320 | 319 |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299 | 325 | 324 |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295 | 325 | 323 |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302 | 322 | 323 |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 208 | 213 | 213 |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316 | 335 | 332 |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310 | 338 | 333 |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303 | 340 | 335 |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315 | 338 | 336 |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319 | 336 | 336 |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 213 | 222 | 222 |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 293 | 312 | 310 |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 293 | 306 | 305 |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 286 | 314 | 311 |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 287 | 313 | 310 |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 286 | 311 | 310 |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 215 | 221 | 221 |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 281 | 305 | 299 |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 289 | 316 | 306 |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302 | 319 | 310 |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 288 | 322 | 314 |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300 | 326 | 318 |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313 | 333 | 322 |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312 | 328 | 322 |
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Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 88.2% | 77.8% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 11.8% | 22.2% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 5.0 years | 9.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 76.5% | 48.9% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 23.5% | 51.1% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $40,239.0 | $37,909.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $36,755.0 | $31,889.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $51,562.0 | $43,668.0 |
* Starlight Cove Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.