The Alva School
17500 Church Ave Alva FL, 33920, Lee County Phone: 239-728-2494 Ranking:  (1,750 out of 2,614, bottom 33%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8 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: | 59 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 36 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 936 | 532 | 531 | 524 | 569 | 556 | 635 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 55 | 5.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 1: | 72 | 7.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 2: | 71 | 7.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 3: | 53 | 5.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 4: | 63 | 6.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 5: | 66 | 7.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 6: | 189 | 20.2% | 196 | 36.8% | 176 | 33.1% | 160 | 30.5% | 205 | 36.0% | 187 | 33.6% | 215 | 33.9% |
| Grade 7: | 189 | 20.2% | 175 | 32.9% | 167 | 31.5% | 187 | 35.7% | 193 | 33.9% | 180 | 32.4% | 230 | 36.2% |
| Grade 8: | 178 | 19.0% | 161 | 30.3% | 188 | 35.4% | 177 | 33.8% | 171 | 30.1% | 189 | 34.0% | 190 | 29.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 486 | 51.9% | 261 | 49.1% | 277 | 52.2% | 262 | 50.0% | 264 | 46.4% | 282 | 50.7% | 323 | 50.9% |
| Female: | 450 | 48.1% | 271 | 50.9% | 254 | 47.8% | 262 | 50.0% | 278 | 48.9% | 246 | 44.2% | 292 | 46.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 5 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 180 | 19.2% | 80 | 15.0% | 83 | 15.6% | 100 | 19.1% | 112 | 19.7% | 104 | 18.7% | 139 | 21.9% |
| Black: | 51 | 5.4% | 31 | 5.8% | 42 | 7.9% | 29 | 5.5% | 34 | 6.0% | 43 | 7.7% | 56 | 8.8% |
| White: | 688 | 73.5% | 413 | 77.6% | 393 | 74.0% | 386 | 73.7% | 401 | 70.5% | 383 | 68.9% | 419 | 66.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 12 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.6% | 8 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 505 | 54.0% | 280 | 52.6% | 296 | 55.7% | 265 | 50.6% | 257 | 45.2% | 200 | 36.0% | 223 | 35.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 115 | 12.3% | 65 | 12.2% | 77 | 14.5% | 63 | 12.0% | 74 | 13.0% | 67 | 12.1% | 79 | 12.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.86 | 17.16 | 17.98 | 17.77 | 18.66 | 16.40 | 17.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2012 | Algebra 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 425 | 399 | 402 |
| 2013 | Algebra 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 416 | 404 | 406 |
| FCAT | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 291 | 301 | 301 |
| 2005 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302 | 305 | 305 |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298 | 309 | 312 |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299 | 303 | 307 |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302 | 309 | 313 |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311 | 314 | 316 |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307 | 312 | 319 |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311 | 320 | 319 |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 223 | 227 | 227 |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 224 | 227 | 226 |
| 2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300 | 300 | 297 |
| 2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301 | 299 | 299 |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297 | 308 | 311 |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297 | 303 | 306 |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298 | 307 | 310 |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318 | 313 | 313 |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303 | 314 | 315 |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317 | 316 | 315 |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 224 | 224 | 225 |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 224 | 226 | 225 |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304 | 308 | 312 |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 294 | 311 | 315 |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305 | 311 | 314 |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303 | 312 | 314 |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306 | 315 | 314 |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 231 | 237 | 236 |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 231 | 237 | 235 |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300 | 309 | 313 |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297 | 313 | 315 |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316 | 318 | 318 |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312 | 322 | 322 |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320 | 323 | 322 |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 230 | 232 | 231 |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 228 | 231 | 231 |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305 | 311 | 311 |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316 | 312 | 313 |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311 | 314 | 314 |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318 | 317 | 318 |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310 | 321 | 324 |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311 | 321 | 322 |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321 | 323 | 324 |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318 | 325 | 325 |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 239 | 242 | 243 |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 237 | 242 | 240 |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 285 | 296 | 295 |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298 | 297 | 297 |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 286 | 299 | 299 |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303 | 303 | 303 |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 294 | 308 | 310 |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300 | 312 | 312 |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309 | 313 | 312 |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309 | 314 | 313 |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 237 | 238 | 237 |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 235 | 238 | 237 |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 283 | 290 | 289 |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296 | 299 | 298 |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 292 | 303 | 305 |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 290 | 303 | 305 |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309 | 308 | 310 |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307 | 314 | 315 |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313 | 316 | 316 |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 198 | 201 | 200 |
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Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 73.3% | 81.5% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 26.7% | 18.5% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years | 14.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 40.0% | 34.6% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 60.0% | 65.4% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $44,119.0 | $40,931.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $36,997.0 | $34,807.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,866.0 | $44,788.0 |
* The Alva 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.