West Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

304 West Imogene St

Arcadia FL, 34266, De Soto County

Phone: 863-494-3155

Ranking:

(1,265 out of 2,614, top 48%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5

School District: DeSoto 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:	55		57		56		83		61		66		57
Total Students:	822		889		883		970		975		894		817
Kindergarten:	144	17.5%	146	16.4%	132	14.9%	166	17.1%	162	16.6%	156	17.4%	162	19.8%
Grade 1:	132	16.1%	135	15.2%	154	17.4%	151	15.6%	176	18.1%	167	18.7%	146	17.9%
Grade 2:	110	13.4%	158	17.8%	139	15.7%	175	18.0%	162	16.6%	154	17.2%	159	19.5%
Grade 3:	155	18.9%	156	17.5%	174	19.7%	162	16.7%	172	17.6%	165	18.5%	117	14.3%
Grade 4:	133	16.2%	156	17.5%	141	16.0%	156	16.1%	174	17.8%	129	14.4%	126	15.4%
Grade 5:	148	18.0%	138	15.5%	143	16.2%	160	16.5%	129	13.2%	123	13.8%	107	13.1%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	427	51.9%	464	52.2%	451	51.1%	493	50.8%	468	48.0%	443	49.6%	417	51.0%
Female:	395	48.1%	425	47.8%	432	48.9%	477	49.2%	476	48.8%	428	47.9%	380	46.5%
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:	2	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	4	0.4%	1	0.1%
Hispanic:	281	34.2%	276	31.0%	252	28.5%	283	29.2%	291	29.8%	242	27.1%	228	27.9%
Black:	116	14.1%	129	14.5%	131	14.8%	138	14.2%	134	13.7%	113	12.6%	87	10.6%
White:	404	49.1%	457	51.4%	477	54.0%	523	53.9%	526	53.9%	520	58.2%	485	59.4%
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:	19	2.3%	27	3.0%	23	2.6%	25	2.6%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	547	66.5%	615	69.2%	568	64.3%	613	63.2%	574	58.9%	470	52.6%	407	49.8%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	0	0.0%	64	7.2%	73	8.3%	102	10.5%	131	13.4%	130	14.5%	102	12.5%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.95		15.60		15.77		11.69		15.98		15.00		14.30

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344	325	N/A
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	349	331	N/A
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	343	329	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335	335	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	319	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	198	195	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	190	189	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	303	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330	310	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	307	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	309	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	298	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	196	193	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	192	191	N/A
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	294	N/A
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	308	N/A
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	301	N/A
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	309	N/A
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337	322	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	324	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	319	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330	328	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	213	210	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	209	207	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	302	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	316	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	302	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	304	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	313	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	321	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	319	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	313	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	210	206	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	206	204	N/A
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	347	317	N/A
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	347	332	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	340	328	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345	331	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	326	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	221	219	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	216	214	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	294	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	294	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	298	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	301	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	295	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	215	214	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	216	213	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	286	284	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	287	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	299	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	296	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	306	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	305	N/A
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	312	N/A
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	194	193	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	79.5%	83.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	20.5%	16.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	10.0 years	8.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	46.5%	46.2%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	53.5%	53.8%

Mean Base Salary:	$39,646.0	$35,688.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$35,857.0	$33,462.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$43,207.0	$38,428.0

* West 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.