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Sunshine Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

601 Sara Ave North

Lehigh Acres FL, 33971, Lee County

Phone: 239-369-5836

Ranking:

(1,007 out of 2,614, top 39%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Lee 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:	76		75		77		75		67		74		72
Total Students:	1,155		1,094		1,144		1,133		1,114		1,156		1,134
Prekindergarten:	53	4.6%	52	4.8%	54	4.7%	53	4.7%	50	4.5%	45	3.9%	46	4.1%
Kindergarten:	193	16.7%	167	15.3%	183	16.0%	165	14.6%	171	15.4%	188	16.3%	186	16.4%
Grade 1:	175	15.2%	166	15.2%	165	14.4%	162	14.3%	170	15.3%	184	15.9%	181	16.0%
Grade 2:	185	16.0%	163	14.9%	176	15.4%	186	16.4%	188	16.9%	199	17.2%	191	16.8%
Grade 3:	178	15.4%	185	16.9%	190	16.6%	189	16.7%	199	17.9%	203	17.6%	168	14.8%
Grade 4:	188	16.3%	178	16.3%	183	16.0%	195	17.2%	181	16.2%	156	13.5%	175	15.4%
Grade 5:	183	15.8%	183	16.7%	193	16.9%	183	16.2%	155	13.9%	181	15.7%	187	16.5%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	600	51.9%	568	51.9%	590	51.6%	585	51.6%	573	51.4%	582	50.3%	563	49.6%
Female:	555	48.1%	526	48.1%	554	48.4%	548	48.4%	493	44.3%	495	42.8%	515	45.4%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	6	0.5%	6	0.5%	5	0.4%	8	0.7%	8	0.7%	6	0.5%	6	0.5%
Asian:	12	1.0%	13	1.2%	16	1.4%	20	1.8%	18	1.6%	20	1.7%	15	1.3%
Hispanic:	576	49.9%	560	51.2%	584	51.0%	538	47.5%	498	44.7%	507	43.9%	514	45.3%
Black:	270	23.4%	234	21.4%	250	21.9%	228	20.1%	221	19.8%	193	16.7%	167	14.7%
White:	249	21.6%	238	21.8%	254	22.2%	308	27.2%	329	29.5%	359	31.1%	380	33.5%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	2	0.2%	2	0.2%	2	0.2%	2	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	40	3.5%	41	3.7%	33	2.9%	29	2.6%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	913	79.0%	880	80.4%	890	77.8%	840	74.1%	768	68.9%	699	60.5%	556	49.0%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	96	8.3%	94	8.6%	109	9.5%	107	9.4%	121	10.9%	133	11.5%	175	15.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.20		14.59		14.86		15.11		16.63		15.80		15.80

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333	326	328
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335	335	333
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	348	340	337
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	346	337	337
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345	343	337
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	200	204	202
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	203	203	201
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	312	309
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	318	313
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	319	313
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	319	314
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	320	314
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	201	202	201
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	201	203	201
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330	312	312
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	312	312
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	316	318
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335	316	319
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335	320	324
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	329	330
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334	328	330
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	342	332	331
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	209	214	215
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	215	215	215
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	318	318
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	319	319
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	314	314
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	315	316
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330	320	319
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	328	324
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	326	323
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	327	323
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	209	213	213
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	209	213	212
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	332	332
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337	333	333
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345	336	335
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335	339	336
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341	338	336
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	218	222	222
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	217	220	221
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	311	310
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	306	305
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	312	311
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	313	310
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	310	310
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	218	221	221
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	215	220	220
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	296	299
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	304	306
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	308	310
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	313	314
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	319	318
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	320	322
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	320	322
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	195	201	201

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	76.5%	72.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	23.5%	27.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	10.0 years	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	47.1%	29.2%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	52.9%	70.8%

Mean Base Salary:	$42,589.0	$42,218.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$36,362.0	$33,492.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$48,125.0	$46,847.0

* Sunshine 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.