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Watson B. Duncan Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

5150 117th Ct North

Palm Beach Gardens FL, 33418, Palm Beach County

Phone: 561-776-3500

Ranking:

(563 out of 2,614, top 22%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8

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:	75		75		76		72		63		81		71
Total Students:	1,322		1,303		1,381		1,258		1,178		1,161		1,170
Grade 6:	454	34.3%	412	31.6%	461	33.4%	456	36.2%	405	34.4%	374	32.2%	371	31.7%
Grade 7:	426	32.2%	447	34.3%	469	34.0%	415	33.0%	394	33.4%	384	33.1%	398	34.0%
Grade 8:	442	33.4%	444	34.1%	451	32.7%	387	30.8%	379	32.2%	403	34.7%	401	34.3%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	710	53.7%	720	55.3%	737	53.4%	679	54.0%	606	51.4%	563	48.5%	565	48.3%
Female:	612	46.3%	583	44.7%	644	46.6%	579	46.0%	533	45.2%	531	45.7%	540	46.2%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	4	0.3%	6	0.5%	6	0.4%	6	0.5%	4	0.3%	7	0.6%	9	0.8%
Asian:	63	4.8%	60	4.6%	52	3.8%	47	3.7%	47	4.0%	33	2.8%	35	3.0%
Hispanic:	247	18.7%	224	17.2%	245	17.7%	188	14.9%	183	15.5%	142	12.2%	126	10.8%
Black:	168	12.7%	165	12.7%	177	12.8%	181	14.4%	134	11.4%	126	10.9%	119	10.2%
White:	785	59.4%	799	61.3%	848	61.4%	788	62.6%	779	66.1%	794	68.4%	820	70.1%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5	0.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	55	4.2%	49	3.8%	53	3.8%	43	3.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	453	34.3%	359	27.6%	385	27.9%	333	26.5%	228	19.4%	211	18.2%	197	16.8%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	60	4.5%	75	5.8%	78	5.6%	64	5.1%	72	6.1%	57	4.9%	52	4.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.63		17.37		18.17		17.59		18.85		16.60		16.60

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
EOC
2012	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	442	403	N/A
FCAT
2004	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	308	N/A
2005	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	310	N/A
2006	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	316	N/A
2007	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	312	N/A
2008	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	317	N/A
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334	324	N/A
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	343	328	N/A
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338	327	N/A
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	234	228	N/A
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	234	227	N/A
2004	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	297	N/A
2005	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	299	N/A
2006	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	311	N/A
2007	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	308	N/A
2008	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	312	N/A
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	316	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339	318	N/A
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330	318	N/A
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	229	225	N/A
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	234	225	N/A
2007	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	317	N/A
2008	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	318	N/A
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	320	N/A
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	325	N/A
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333	322	N/A
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	241	238	N/A
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	244	237	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	315	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	314	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335	319	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	326	N/A
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	342	325	N/A
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	235	232	N/A
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	240	232	N/A
2004	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	314	N/A
2005	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	317	N/A
2006	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	317	N/A
2007	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	322	N/A
2008	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	329	N/A
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333	327	N/A
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341	331	N/A
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	340	335	N/A
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	251	248	N/A
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	250	245	N/A
2004	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	294	N/A
2005	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	296	N/A
2006	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	298	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	303	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	311	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	314	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	315	N/A
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	317	N/A
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	245	239	N/A
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	243	239	N/A
2006	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299	292	N/A
2007	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	301	N/A
2008	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	309	N/A
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	310	N/A
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337	321	N/A
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	350	329	N/A
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339	322	N/A
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	208	201	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	75.0%	66.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	25.0%	33.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	39.7%	41.4%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	60.3%	58.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$48,944.0	$42,038.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$37,371.0	$32,539.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$56,565.0	$49,396.0

* Watson B. Duncan Middle School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.