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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	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

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.