West Gate Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1545 Loxahatchee Dr

West Palm Beach FL, 33409, Palm Beach County

Phone: 561-684-7100

Ranking:

(2,119 out of 2,614, bottom 19%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Palm Beach 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:	58		63		62		59		57		93		81
Total Students:	706		756		772		791		792		1,078		1,023
Prekindergarten:	16	2.3%	6	0.8%	8	1.0%	10	1.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Kindergarten:	111	15.7%	154	20.4%	126	16.3%	136	17.2%	134	16.9%	216	20.0%	178	17.4%
Grade 1:	136	19.3%	123	16.3%	128	16.6%	139	17.6%	146	18.4%	181	16.8%	192	18.8%
Grade 2:	116	16.4%	117	15.5%	121	15.7%	130	16.4%	128	16.2%	191	17.7%	197	19.3%
Grade 3:	116	16.4%	128	16.9%	139	18.0%	133	16.8%	148	18.7%	186	17.3%	196	19.2%
Grade 4:	106	15.0%	111	14.7%	119	15.4%	135	17.1%	104	13.1%	168	15.6%	137	13.4%
Grade 5:	105	14.9%	117	15.5%	131	17.0%	108	13.7%	132	16.7%	136	12.6%	123	12.0%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	382	54.1%	400	52.9%	402	52.1%	424	53.6%	390	49.2%	509	47.2%	466	45.6%
Female:	324	45.9%	356	47.1%	370	47.9%	367	46.4%	382	48.2%	515	47.8%	506	49.5%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	8	1.1%	9	1.2%	6	0.8%	7	0.9%	6	0.8%	3	0.3%	3	0.3%
Asian:	2	0.3%	3	0.4%	4	0.5%	4	0.5%	6	0.8%	9	0.8%	10	1.0%
Hispanic:	485	68.7%	516	68.3%	516	66.8%	521	65.9%	509	64.3%	601	55.8%	594	58.1%
Black:	158	22.4%	164	21.7%	161	20.9%	172	21.7%	172	21.7%	326	30.2%	254	24.8%
White:	46	6.5%	59	7.8%	72	9.3%	69	8.7%	87	11.0%	93	8.6%	115	11.2%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	7	1.0%	4	0.5%	12	1.6%	18	2.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	675	95.6%	687	90.9%	689	89.2%	719	90.9%	657	83.0%	888	82.4%	786	76.8%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	11	1.6%	28	3.7%	46	6.0%	32	4.0%	37	4.7%	78	7.2%	103	10.1%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	12.17		12.00		12.45		13.41		13.89		13.50		12.60

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	333	N/A
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	335	N/A
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	342	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	340	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	333	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	196	201	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	199	202	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	269	310	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	277	311	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	279	310	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	285	310	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	312	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	191	199	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	190	200	N/A
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	290	316	N/A
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	315	N/A
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	292	319	N/A
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	288	325	N/A
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	331	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	335	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	332	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	335	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	211	216	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	213	217	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	289	317	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	318	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	288	314	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	291	318	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	320	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	325	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	325	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	322	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	205	213	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	206	212	N/A
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	335	N/A
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	338	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	340	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	338	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	336	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	214	222	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	215	222	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	289	312	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	283	306	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	314	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	288	313	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	279	311	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	211	221	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	213	221	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	305	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	316	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	319	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	322	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	326	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	291	333	N/A
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	328	N/A
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	195	205	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	70.4%	71.2%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	29.6%	28.8%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	7.0 years	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	56.3%	35.6%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	43.7%	64.4%

Mean Base Salary:	$44,367.0	$42,181.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$38,253.0	$34,380.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$52,256.0	$46,492.0

* West Gate Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.