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Veterans Park Academy For The Arts Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

49 Homestead Rd South

Lehigh Acres FL, 33936, Lee County

Phone: 239-303-3003

Ranking:

(1,193 out of 2,614, top 46%)*

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:	105		99		99		91		90		98		96
Total Students:	1,477		1,403		1,476		1,450		1,391		1,481		1,564
Prekindergarten:	21	1.4%	21	1.5%	28	1.9%	29	2.0%	12	0.9%	20	1.4%	16	1.0%
Kindergarten:	152	10.3%	131	9.3%	146	9.9%	132	9.1%	118	8.5%	130	8.8%	146	9.3%
Grade 1:	137	9.3%	142	10.1%	128	8.7%	130	9.0%	127	9.1%	129	8.7%	163	10.4%
Grade 2:	134	9.1%	131	9.3%	133	9.0%	128	8.8%	128	9.2%	157	10.6%	165	10.5%
Grade 3:	159	10.8%	127	9.1%	127	8.6%	132	9.1%	154	11.1%	162	10.9%	158	10.1%
Grade 4:	120	8.1%	112	8.0%	136	9.2%	136	9.4%	158	11.4%	139	9.4%	155	9.9%
Grade 5:	119	8.1%	140	10.0%	136	9.2%	150	10.3%	136	9.8%	154	10.4%	133	8.5%
Grade 6:	210	14.2%	197	14.0%	227	15.4%	214	14.8%	179	12.9%	199	13.4%	226	14.5%
Grade 7:	215	14.6%	203	14.5%	210	14.2%	200	13.8%	189	13.6%	190	12.8%	220	14.1%
Grade 8:	210	14.2%	199	14.2%	205	13.9%	199	13.7%	190	13.7%	201	13.6%	182	11.6%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	745	50.4%	726	51.7%	759	51.4%	715	49.3%	677	48.7%	675	45.6%	737	47.1%
Female:	732	49.6%	677	48.3%	717	48.6%	735	50.7%	651	46.8%	706	47.7%	721	46.1%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	4	0.3%	4	0.3%	4	0.3%	4	0.3%	3	0.2%	8	0.5%	5	0.3%
Asian:	19	1.3%	19	1.4%	19	1.3%	20	1.4%	18	1.3%	18	1.2%	22	1.4%
Hispanic:	718	48.6%	656	46.8%	664	45.0%	633	43.7%	564	40.5%	561	37.9%	589	37.7%
Black:	313	21.2%	276	19.7%	311	21.1%	280	19.3%	273	19.6%	258	17.4%	261	16.7%
White:	398	26.9%	423	30.1%	449	30.4%	489	33.7%	478	34.4%	544	36.7%	585	37.4%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	2	0.1%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	25	1.7%	23	1.6%	28	1.9%	23	1.6%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	961	65.1%	901	64.2%	916	62.1%	860	59.3%	781	56.1%	689	46.5%	591	37.8%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	168	11.4%	160	11.4%	175	11.9%	194	13.4%	214	15.4%	220	14.9%	220	14.1%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.07		14.17		14.98		15.90		15.46		15.30		16.30

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
EOC
2012	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	433	399	N/A
2013	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	423	404	N/A
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	326	N/A
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	335	N/A
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334	340	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	337	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	343	343	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	203	204	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	207	203	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	312	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	318	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	319	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	319	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	320	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	203	202	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	203	203	N/A
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	316	N/A
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	320	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337	329	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	328	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	342	332	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	212	214	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	221	215	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	315	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	320	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	328	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	326	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	327	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	214	213	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	216	213	N/A
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	332	N/A
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333	333	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	343	336	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341	339	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339	338	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	227	222	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	216	220	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	311	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	306	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	312	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	313	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	310	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	226	221	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	220	220	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	304	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	308	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	313	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	319	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	320	N/A
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	320	N/A
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	203	201	N/A
2007	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	303	N/A
2008	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	309	N/A
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	314	N/A
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	312	N/A
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	320	N/A
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	228	227	N/A
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	231	227	N/A
2007	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	303	N/A
2008	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	307	N/A
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	313	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	314	N/A
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	316	N/A
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	226	224	N/A
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	230	226	N/A
2007	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	308	N/A
2008	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	311	N/A
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	311	N/A
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	312	N/A
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	315	N/A
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	238	237	N/A
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	243	237	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	309	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	313	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	318	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	322	N/A
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	323	N/A
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	234	232	N/A
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	233	231	N/A
2007	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	317	N/A
2008	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	321	N/A
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	321	N/A
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	323	N/A
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	325	N/A
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	243	242	N/A
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	243	242	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	303	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	308	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	312	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	313	N/A
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	314	N/A
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	238	238	N/A
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	242	238	N/A
2007	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	281	299	N/A
2008	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	303	N/A
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	292	303	N/A
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	308	N/A
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	314	N/A
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	316	N/A
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	202	201	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	62.5%	74.4%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	37.5%	24.4%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	6.0 years	7.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	61.5%	57.4%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	38.5%	42.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$39,565.0	$36,127.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$36,397.0	$34,130.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$44,618.0	$42,168.0

* Veterans Park Academy For The Arts Primary 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.