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Stephen Foster Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

3800 Nw 6th St

Gainesville FL, 32609, Alachua County

Phone: 352-955-6706

Ranking:

(329 out of 2,614, top 13%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Alachua 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:	38		35		38		40		38		45		36
Total Students:	484		459		455		464		466		501		477
Kindergarten:	71	14.7%	90	19.6%	78	17.1%	70	15.1%	71	15.2%	56	11.2%	69	14.5%
Grade 1:	98	20.2%	64	13.9%	75	16.5%	64	13.8%	56	12.0%	67	13.4%	62	13.0%
Grade 2:	67	13.8%	63	13.7%	59	13.0%	57	12.3%	50	10.7%	86	17.2%	85	17.8%
Grade 3:	85	17.6%	80	17.4%	83	18.2%	71	15.3%	93	20.0%	110	22.0%	93	19.5%
Grade 4:	90	18.6%	83	18.1%	71	15.6%	89	19.2%	114	24.5%	94	18.8%	94	19.7%
Grade 5:	73	15.1%	79	17.2%	89	19.6%	113	24.4%	82	17.6%	88	17.6%	74	15.5%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	227	46.9%	193	42.0%	215	47.3%	224	48.3%	203	43.6%	223	44.5%	221	46.3%
Female:	257	53.1%	266	58.0%	240	52.7%	240	51.7%	198	42.5%	215	42.9%	194	40.7%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%
Asian:	36	7.4%	28	6.1%	21	4.6%	1	0.2%	27	5.8%	27	5.4%	25	5.2%
Hispanic:	52	10.7%	38	8.3%	37	8.1%	30	6.5%	30	6.4%	29	5.8%	40	8.4%
Black:	203	41.9%	202	44.0%	205	45.1%	222	47.8%	178	38.2%	186	37.1%	166	34.8%
White:	148	30.6%	143	31.2%	151	33.2%	173	37.3%	174	37.3%	204	40.7%	187	39.2%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	5	1.0%	4	0.9%	4	0.9%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	40	8.3%	44	9.6%	37	8.1%	38	8.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	281	58.1%	239	52.1%	231	50.8%	256	55.2%	251	53.9%	279	55.7%	262	54.9%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	23	4.8%	31	6.8%	38	8.4%	30	6.5%	36	7.7%	52	10.4%	42	8.8%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	12.74		13.11		11.86		11.73		12.26		13.20		13.40

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	331	N/A
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	355	332	N/A
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	349	343	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	370	343	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	360	338	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	210	202	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	211	203	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	315	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337	314	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	317	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344	320	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	343	317	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	210	202	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	213	203	N/A
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	288	315	N/A
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	311	N/A
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338	320	N/A
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335	322	N/A
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	360	326	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	355	330	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	352	336	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	372	335	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	225	214	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	228	216	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	326	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	320	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	318	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	319	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	346	320	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	350	325	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341	325	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	355	329	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	224	213	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	223	213	N/A
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	355	333	N/A
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	357	335	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	360	332	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	355	338	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	350	341	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	234	224	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	231	221	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330	314	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	308	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	342	309	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334	311	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	314	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	231	222	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	230	221	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	346	306	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338	311	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	349	313	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	348	315	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	343	324	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345	327	N/A
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	370	335	N/A
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	215	205	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	35.5%	35.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	64.5%	64.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years	16.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	38.7%	24.0%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	61.3%	76.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$39,794.0	$37,078.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$32,400.0	$30,412.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$44,464.0	$41,675.0

* Stephen Foster Elementary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.