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Wendell Watson Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

6800 Walt Williams Rd

Lakeland FL, 33809, Polk County

Phone: 863-853-6060

Ranking:

(924 out of 2,614, top 35%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Polk 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:	50		52		56		55		57		71		59
Total Students:	773		779		842		804		827		843		860
Prekindergarten:	8	1.0%	6	0.8%	4	0.5%	8	1.0%	4	0.5%	8	0.9%	5	0.6%
Kindergarten:	124	16.0%	129	16.6%	143	17.0%	128	15.9%	120	14.5%	96	11.4%	127	14.8%
Grade 1:	125	16.2%	123	15.8%	139	16.5%	113	14.1%	106	12.8%	134	15.9%	159	18.5%
Grade 2:	132	17.1%	127	16.3%	125	14.8%	122	15.2%	141	17.0%	164	19.5%	131	15.2%
Grade 3:	143	18.5%	136	17.5%	143	17.0%	134	16.7%	159	19.2%	152	18.0%	165	19.2%
Grade 4:	124	16.0%	121	15.5%	133	15.8%	156	19.4%	149	18.0%	150	17.8%	141	16.4%
Grade 5:	117	15.1%	137	17.6%	155	18.4%	143	17.8%	148	17.9%	139	16.5%	132	15.3%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	414	53.6%	416	53.4%	433	51.4%	432	53.7%	410	49.6%	413	49.0%	424	49.3%
Female:	359	46.4%	363	46.6%	409	48.6%	372	46.3%	369	44.6%	377	44.7%	392	45.6%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	2	0.3%	3	0.4%	3	0.4%	5	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	10	1.3%	18	2.3%	19	2.3%	18	2.2%	13	1.6%	11	1.3%	11	1.3%
Hispanic:	130	16.8%	126	16.2%	138	16.4%	120	14.9%	100	12.1%	88	10.4%	89	10.3%
Black:	125	16.2%	122	15.7%	118	14.0%	127	15.8%	152	18.4%	150	17.8%	138	16.0%
White:	477	61.7%	482	61.9%	535	63.5%	512	63.7%	522	63.1%	549	65.1%	582	67.7%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	2	0.3%	2	0.3%	2	0.2%	2	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	27	3.5%	26	3.3%	27	3.2%	20	2.5%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	383	49.5%	351	45.1%	383	45.5%	359	44.7%	316	38.2%	281	33.3%	120	14.0%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	46	6.0%	55	7.1%	83	9.9%	74	9.2%	85	10.3%	85	10.1%	8	0.9%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.46		14.98		15.04		14.62		14.51		14.10		14.60

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334	321	N/A
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	326	N/A
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337	329	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	354	332	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	356	328	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	206	199	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	203	199	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	303	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	305	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	305	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	303	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	299	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	203	196	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	202	197	N/A
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	299	N/A
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	304	N/A
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	306	N/A
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	310	N/A
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	315	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	322	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	322	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	324	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	215	212	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	223	212	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	309	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333	310	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332	304	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	307	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	310	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	315	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	312	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	314	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	213	210	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	217	209	N/A
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	346	324	N/A
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	324	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	346	327	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344	330	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	346	325	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	228	219	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	226	217	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	300	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	295	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	300	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	300	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	299	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	225	218	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	223	217	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	288	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	296	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	299	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332	305	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	310	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339	312	N/A
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345	314	N/A
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	206	197	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	81.5%	79.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	5.6%	9.1%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	6.0 years	8.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	66.7%	48.5%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	33.3%	51.5%

Mean Base Salary:	$37,913.0	$36,743.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,666.0	$34,299.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$44,408.0	$41,688.0

* Wendell Watson 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.