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West Gate K-8 School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1050 Nw Cashmere Blvd

Port Saint Lucie FL, 34986, Saint Lucie County

Phone: 772-807-7600

Ranking:

(1,176 out of 2,614, top 45%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8

School District: St. Lucie 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:	83		87		89		91		85		104		100
Total Students:	1,222		1,298		1,308		1,353		1,360		1,470		1,681
Prekindergarten:	3	0.2%	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	1	0.1%	NA	NA	9	0.5%
Kindergarten:	109	8.9%	120	9.2%	117	8.9%	125	9.2%	117	8.6%	126	8.6%	116	6.9%
Grade 1:	125	10.2%	128	9.9%	127	9.7%	122	9.0%	120	8.8%	122	8.3%	141	8.4%
Grade 2:	126	10.3%	124	9.6%	126	9.6%	127	9.4%	106	7.8%	133	9.0%	145	8.6%
Grade 3:	133	10.9%	127	9.8%	132	10.1%	130	9.6%	137	10.1%	135	9.2%	172	10.2%
Grade 4:	121	9.9%	125	9.6%	129	9.9%	141	10.4%	126	9.3%	154	10.5%	158	9.4%
Grade 5:	121	9.9%	132	10.2%	145	11.1%	130	9.6%	167	12.3%	159	10.8%	177	10.5%
Grade 6:	142	11.6%	165	12.7%	176	13.5%	179	13.2%	198	14.6%	206	14.0%	216	12.8%
Grade 7:	166	13.6%	193	14.9%	171	13.1%	197	14.6%	201	14.8%	196	13.3%	309	18.4%
Grade 8:	176	14.4%	183	14.1%	185	14.1%	202	14.9%	187	13.8%	239	16.3%	238	14.2%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	650	53.2%	707	54.5%	701	53.6%	687	50.8%	649	47.7%	687	46.7%	800	47.6%
Female:	572	46.8%	591	45.5%	607	46.4%	666	49.2%	632	46.5%	688	46.8%	782	46.5%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	5	0.4%	6	0.5%	7	0.5%	6	0.4%	6	0.4%	3	0.2%	3	0.2%
Asian:	24	2.0%	30	2.3%	27	2.1%	26	1.9%	28	2.1%	29	2.0%	32	1.9%
Hispanic:	332	27.2%	365	28.1%	365	27.9%	363	26.8%	275	20.2%	367	25.0%	420	25.0%
Black:	273	22.3%	291	22.4%	305	23.3%	309	22.8%	328	24.1%	301	20.5%	345	20.5%
White:	543	44.4%	558	43.0%	563	43.0%	615	45.5%	652	47.9%	683	46.5%	786	46.8%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	3	0.2%	5	0.4%	2	0.2%	2	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	42	3.4%	43	3.3%	39	3.0%	32	2.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	556	45.5%	523	40.3%	530	40.5%	567	41.9%	501	36.8%	462	31.4%	394	23.4%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	65	5.3%	59	4.5%	97	7.4%	77	5.7%	122	9.0%	138	9.4%	107	6.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.72		14.92		14.70		14.87		16.00		16.90		16.80

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
EOC
2012	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	426	393	402
FCAT
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333	327	337
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	331	337
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	342	336	337
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	202	200	202
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	205	197	201
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	303	313
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	304	314
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	309	314
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	205	198	201
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	204	197	201
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332	316	330
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339	320	330
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	327	331
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	221	211	215
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	222	210	215
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	314	324
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	312	323
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	313	323
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	216	210	213
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	214	208	212
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	323	335
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335	324	336
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	329	336
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	215	218	222
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	224	217	221
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	301	311
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	297	310
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	300	310
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	218	217	221
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	222	217	220
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	305	314
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	308	318
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	315	322
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	311	322
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	203	197	201
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	302	316
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	304	319
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	309	319
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	229	224	227
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	228	223	226
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	305	313
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	305	315
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	306	315
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	227	222	225
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	225	222	225
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	304	314
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	303	314
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	303	314
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	237	232	236
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	235	232	235
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	313	318
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	316	322
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	314	322
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	232	228	231
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	237	228	231
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	313	322
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	317	324
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333	319	325
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	243	240	243
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	243	239	240
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	304	312
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	307	312
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	309	313
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	237	235	237
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	239	235	237
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	295	305
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	304	310
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	311	315
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	310	316
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	204	198	200

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	78.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	21.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	29.4%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	70.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$40,797.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$36,172.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$45,762.0

* West Gate K-8 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.