West Elementary School
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 | 328 |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349 | 331 | 333 |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343 | 329 | 337 |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335 | 335 | 337 |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322 | 319 | 337 |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 198 | 195 | 202 |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 190 | 189 | 201 |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320 | 303 | 309 |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330 | 310 | 313 |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326 | 307 | 313 |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315 | 309 | 314 |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308 | 298 | 314 |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 196 | 193 | 201 |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 192 | 191 | 201 |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316 | 294 | 312 |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319 | 308 | 312 |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322 | 301 | 318 |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324 | 309 | 319 |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337 | 322 | 324 |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336 | 324 | 330 |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313 | 319 | 330 |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330 | 328 | 331 |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 213 | 210 | 215 |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 209 | 207 | 215 |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310 | 302 | 318 |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323 | 316 | 319 |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314 | 302 | 314 |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316 | 304 | 316 |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319 | 313 | 319 |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327 | 321 | 324 |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318 | 319 | 323 |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319 | 313 | 323 |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 210 | 206 | 213 |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 206 | 204 | 212 |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347 | 317 | 332 |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347 | 332 | 333 |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340 | 328 | 335 |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345 | 331 | 336 |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325 | 326 | 336 |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 221 | 219 | 222 |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 216 | 214 | 221 |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311 | 294 | 310 |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303 | 294 | 305 |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304 | 298 | 311 |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314 | 301 | 310 |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301 | 295 | 310 |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 215 | 214 | 221 |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 216 | 213 | 220 |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 286 | 284 | 299 |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305 | 287 | 306 |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306 | 299 | 310 |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301 | 296 | 314 |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312 | 306 | 318 |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301 | 305 | 322 |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309 | 312 | 322 |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 194 | 193 | 201 |
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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.