Turning Points Academy

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1950 Benoist Farms Rd

West Palm Beach FL, 33411, Palm Beach County

Phone: 561-681-3700

Type: Other/Alternative School, Other School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 12

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

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	26		25		15		18		21		24		26
Total Students:	111		126		127		123		127		148		230
Grade 6:	3	2.7%	3	2.4%	2	1.6%	1	0.8%	2	1.6%	14	9.5%	19	8.3%
Grade 7:	20	18.0%	13	10.3%	19	15.0%	12	9.8%	23	18.1%	27	18.2%	47	20.4%
Grade 8:	27	24.3%	34	27.0%	19	15.0%	38	30.9%	37	29.1%	41	27.7%	51	22.2%
Grade 9:	36	32.4%	40	31.7%	41	32.3%	43	35.0%	43	33.9%	33	22.3%	64	27.8%
Grade 10:	18	16.2%	22	17.5%	30	23.6%	19	15.4%	11	8.7%	23	15.5%	33	14.3%
Grade 11:	4	3.6%	12	9.5%	11	8.7%	5	4.1%	10	7.9%	7	4.7%	12	5.2%
Grade 12:	3	2.7%	2	1.6%	5	3.9%	5	4.1%	1	0.8%	3	2.0%	4	1.7%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	84	75.7%	100	79.4%	98	77.2%	96	78.0%	82	64.6%	106	71.6%	170	73.9%
Female:	27	24.3%	26	20.6%	29	22.8%	27	22.0%	36	28.3%	30	20.3%	53	23.0%
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%	0	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.8%	0	0.0%	1	0.8%	1	0.7%	0	0.0%
Hispanic:	16	14.4%	17	13.5%	16	12.6%	20	16.3%	16	12.6%	34	23.0%	46	20.0%
Black:	87	78.4%	93	73.8%	100	78.7%	88	71.5%	96	75.6%	92	62.2%	155	67.4%
White:	7	6.3%	13	10.3%	7	5.5%	13	10.6%	13	10.2%	17	11.5%	26	11.3%
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:	1	0.9%	3	2.4%	3	2.4%	2	1.6%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	98	88.3%	104	82.5%	100	78.7%	91	74.0%	86	67.7%	93	62.8%	128	55.7%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	1	0.9%	0	0.0%	4	3.1%	7	5.7%	3	2.4%	5	3.4%	18	7.8%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	4.27		5.04		8.47		6.83		6.20		7.00		8.80

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
EOC
2012	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	357	403	N/A
2013	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	366	409	N/A
2013	Biology 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	375	405	N/A
FCAT
2009	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	331	N/A
2010	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	336	N/A
2011	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	267	333	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	257	310	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	274	316	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	240	314	N/A
2012	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	218	246	N/A
2013	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	218	248	N/A
2010	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	254	315	N/A
2011	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	204	314	N/A
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	244	324	N/A
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	255	327	N/A
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	194	228	N/A
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	244	316	N/A
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	216	318	N/A
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	198	225	N/A
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	262	320	N/A
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	250	325	N/A
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	251	322	N/A
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	202	238	N/A
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	210	237	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	268	319	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	244	326	N/A
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	258	325	N/A
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	204	232	N/A
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	202	232	N/A
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	281	327	N/A
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	269	331	N/A
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	272	335	N/A
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	215	248	N/A
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	223	245	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	263	314	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	246	315	N/A
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	261	317	N/A
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	210	239	N/A
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	215	239	N/A
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	231	310	N/A
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	204	321	N/A
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	242	329	N/A
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	210	322	N/A
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	173	201	N/A
2009	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	274	318	N/A
2010	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	257	317	N/A
2009	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	275	318	N/A
2010	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	243	319	N/A
2011	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	237	318	N/A
2012	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	215	241	N/A
2013	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	218	241	N/A

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Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	75.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	NA

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	5.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	75.0%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	NA

Mean Base Salary:	$50,753.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$43,592.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	NA