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West Defuniak Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

815 Lincoln Ave

Defuniak Springs FL, 32435, Walton County

Phone: 850-892-1250

Ranking:

(1,046 out of 2,614, top 40%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Walton 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:	43		42		42		41		44		52		47
Total Students:	651		644		632		611		606		632		736
Prekindergarten:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	6	1.0%	9	1.4%	10	1.4%
Kindergarten:	124	19.0%	127	19.7%	106	16.8%	106	17.3%	104	17.2%	100	15.8%	124	16.8%
Grade 1:	113	17.4%	102	15.8%	101	16.0%	98	16.0%	87	14.4%	119	18.8%	154	20.9%
Grade 2:	106	16.3%	101	15.7%	100	15.8%	100	16.4%	102	16.8%	118	18.7%	105	14.3%
Grade 3:	113	17.4%	107	16.6%	106	16.8%	108	17.7%	119	19.6%	91	14.4%	122	16.6%
Grade 4:	96	14.7%	99	15.4%	108	17.1%	108	17.7%	88	14.5%	106	16.8%	122	16.6%
Grade 5:	99	15.2%	108	16.8%	111	17.6%	91	14.9%	100	16.5%	89	14.1%	99	13.5%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	328	50.4%	332	51.6%	329	52.1%	316	51.7%	291	48.0%	301	47.6%	356	48.4%
Female:	323	49.6%	312	48.4%	303	47.9%	295	48.3%	262	43.2%	277	43.8%	329	44.7%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	4	0.6%	3	0.4%
Asian:	4	0.6%	5	0.8%	5	0.8%	4	0.7%	4	0.7%	5	0.8%	6	0.8%
Hispanic:	107	16.4%	97	15.1%	89	14.1%	82	13.4%	63	10.4%	58	9.2%	61	8.3%
Black:	83	12.7%	90	14.0%	99	15.7%	91	14.9%	112	18.5%	118	18.7%	103	14.0%
White:	431	66.2%	416	64.6%	397	62.8%	387	63.3%	381	62.9%	401	63.4%	516	70.1%
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:	25	3.8%	35	5.4%	41	6.5%	46	7.5%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	424	65.1%	405	62.9%	418	66.1%	375	61.4%	366	60.4%	366	57.9%	384	52.2%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	49	7.5%	54	8.4%	47	7.4%	42	6.9%	48	7.9%	65	10.3%	90	12.2%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.14		15.33		15.19		15.05		13.77		13.70		15.70

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	334	328
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	345	333
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339	341	337
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	343	346	337
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338	343	337
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	202	205	202
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	205	204	201
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	320	309
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	325	313
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332	328	313
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	325	314
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	321	314
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	200	205	201
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	204	206	201
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	308	312
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	315	312
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	323	318
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	328	319
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	325	324
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	334	330
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334	332	330
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341	339	331
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	217	215	215
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	216	217	215
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	326	318
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	328	319
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	318	314
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	326	316
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	323	319
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	332	324
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335	331	323
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333	334	323
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	212	215	213
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	212	215	212
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	330	332
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337	342	333
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	333	335
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339	343	336
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341	345	336
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	220	222	222
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	219	221	221
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	318	310
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	320	305
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	313	311
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	321	310
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	323	310
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	222	224	221
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	223	223	220
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	312	299
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	317	306
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	326	310
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	318	314
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	329	318
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	334	322
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	331	322
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	201	204	201

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Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	81.8%	70.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	18.2%	27.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	11.0 years	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	45.5%	21.6%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	54.5%	78.4%

Mean Base Salary:	$42,019.0	$40,110.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,797.0	$33,349.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$48,038.0	$42,845.0

* West Defuniak 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.