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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	328
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	335	333
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	342	337
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	340	337
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	333	337
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	196	201	202
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	199	202	201
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	269	310	309
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	277	311	313
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	279	310	313
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	285	310	314
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	312	314
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	191	199	201
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	190	200	201
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	290	316	312
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	315	312
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	292	319	318
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	288	325	319
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	331	324
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	335	330
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	332	330
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	335	331
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	211	216	215
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	213	217	215
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	289	317	318
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	318	319
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	288	314	314
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	291	318	316
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	320	319
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	325	324
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	325	323
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	322	323
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	205	213	213
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	206	212	212
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	335	332
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	338	333
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	340	335
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	338	336
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	336	336
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	214	222	222
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	215	222	221
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	289	312	310
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	283	306	305
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	314	311
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	288	313	310
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	279	311	310
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	211	221	221
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	213	221	220
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	305	299
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	316	306
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	319	310
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	322	314
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	326	318
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	291	333	322
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	328	322
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	195	205	201

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.