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Westward Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1101 Golf Ave

West Palm Beach FL, 33401, Palm Beach County

Phone: 561-653-5200

Ranking:

(2,275 out of 2,614, bottom 13%)*

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:	56		53		53		51		46		51		42
Total Students:	673		688		674		694		651		617		580
Prekindergarten:	19	2.8%	21	3.1%	20	3.0%	18	2.6%	17	2.6%	14	2.3%	17	2.9%
Kindergarten:	107	15.9%	102	14.8%	85	12.6%	111	16.0%	109	16.7%	113	18.3%	78	13.4%
Grade 1:	109	16.2%	101	14.7%	115	17.1%	126	18.2%	112	17.2%	86	13.9%	100	17.2%
Grade 2:	94	14.0%	123	17.9%	119	17.7%	113	16.3%	108	16.6%	110	17.8%	100	17.2%
Grade 3:	121	18.0%	137	19.9%	125	18.5%	118	17.0%	108	16.6%	98	15.9%	87	15.0%
Grade 4:	111	16.5%	103	15.0%	98	14.5%	109	15.7%	101	15.5%	91	14.7%	107	18.4%
Grade 5:	112	16.6%	101	14.7%	112	16.6%	99	14.3%	96	14.7%	105	17.0%	91	15.7%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	362	53.8%	368	53.5%	360	53.4%	379	54.6%	347	53.3%	321	52.0%	307	52.9%
Female:	311	46.2%	320	46.5%	314	46.6%	315	45.4%	291	44.7%	266	43.1%	248	42.8%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	2	0.3%	3	0.4%	2	0.3%	2	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	3	0.4%	5	0.7%	4	0.6%	4	0.6%	6	0.9%	5	0.8%	6	1.0%
Hispanic:	31	4.6%	42	6.1%	34	5.0%	38	5.5%	37	5.7%	39	6.3%	40	6.9%
Black:	616	91.5%	621	90.3%	614	91.1%	641	92.4%	597	91.7%	543	88.0%	505	87.1%
White:	10	1.5%	8	1.2%	8	1.2%	4	0.6%	4	0.6%	8	1.3%	8	1.4%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	2	0.3%	2	0.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	12	1.8%	9	1.3%	9	1.3%	3	0.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	573	85.1%	562	81.7%	544	80.7%	528	76.1%	455	69.9%	417	67.6%	367	63.3%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	36	5.3%	36	5.2%	44	6.5%	45	6.5%	50	7.7%	80	13.0%	70	12.1%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	12.02		12.98		12.84		13.61		14.31		14.00		14.00

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	314	335	333
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	342	337
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	340	337
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	290	333	337
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	186	201	202
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	190	202	201
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	271	310	309
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	311	313
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	285	310	313
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	289	310	314
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	276	312	314
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	191	199	201
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	188	200	201
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	316	312
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	315	312
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	289	319	318
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	325	319
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	331	324
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	335	330
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	332	330
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	335	331
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	201	216	215
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	214	217	215
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	317	318
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	318	319
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	290	314	314
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	291	318	316
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	320	319
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	325	324
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	325	323
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	322	323
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	202	213	213
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	205	212	212
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	335	332
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	338	333
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	340	335
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	338	336
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	336	336
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	207	222	222
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	213	222	221
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	279	312	310
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	281	306	305
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	314	311
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	287	313	310
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	279	311	310
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	213	221	221
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	211	221	220
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	260	305	299
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	268	316	306
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	282	319	310
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	322	314
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	288	326	318
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	333	322
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	328	322
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	191	205	201

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	64.7%	70.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	35.3%	29.7%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	5.0 years	5.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	79.4%	62.2%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	20.6%	37.8%

Mean Base Salary:	$42,263.0	$35,083.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$39,002.0	$33,783.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$54,842.0	$37,217.0

* Westward 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.