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Whispering Pines Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

9090 Spanish Isles Blvd

Boca Raton FL, 33496, Palm Beach County

Phone: 561-672-2700

Ranking:

(822 out of 2,614, top 31%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten 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		53		45		44		37		49		42
Total Students:	809		728		549		570		544		568		577
Kindergarten:	134	16.6%	114	15.7%	95	17.3%	116	20.4%	74	13.6%	99	17.4%	84	14.6%
Grade 1:	125	15.5%	129	17.7%	112	20.4%	79	13.9%	100	18.4%	76	13.4%	98	17.0%
Grade 2:	135	16.7%	153	21.0%	73	13.3%	94	16.5%	77	14.2%	93	16.4%	107	18.5%
Grade 3:	161	19.9%	99	13.6%	95	17.3%	86	15.1%	96	17.6%	114	20.1%	96	16.6%
Grade 4:	110	13.6%	130	17.9%	81	14.8%	88	15.4%	108	19.9%	91	16.0%	89	15.4%
Grade 5:	144	17.8%	103	14.1%	93	16.9%	107	18.8%	89	16.4%	95	16.7%	103	17.9%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	415	51.3%	368	50.5%	271	49.4%	285	50.0%	260	47.8%	247	43.5%	251	43.5%
Female:	394	48.7%	360	49.5%	278	50.6%	285	50.0%	258	47.4%	270	47.5%	284	49.2%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	7	0.9%	9	1.2%	4	0.7%	2	0.4%	3	0.6%	3	0.5%	6	1.0%
Asian:	29	3.6%	38	5.2%	22	4.0%	24	4.2%	26	4.8%	20	3.5%	18	3.1%
Hispanic:	186	23.0%	158	21.7%	135	24.6%	155	27.2%	155	28.5%	104	18.3%	112	19.4%
Black:	56	6.9%	51	7.0%	53	9.7%	60	10.5%	50	9.2%	52	9.2%	44	7.6%
White:	495	61.2%	439	60.3%	312	56.8%	310	54.4%	292	53.7%	346	60.9%	359	62.2%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	36	4.4%	32	4.4%	22	4.0%	19	3.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	271	33.5%	205	28.2%	172	31.3%	182	31.9%	153	28.1%	142	25.0%	98	17.0%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	45	5.6%	45	6.2%	40	7.3%	42	7.4%	60	11.0%	68	12.0%	66	11.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.95		13.74		12.20		12.95		14.90		13.40		13.70

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	333	N/A
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	335	N/A
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333	342	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	340	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332	333	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	202	201	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	211	202	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	310	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	311	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	310	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	310	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	312	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	201	199	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	211	200	N/A
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341	316	N/A
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330	315	N/A
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	319	N/A
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	325	N/A
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339	331	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	354	335	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	332	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	335	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	222	216	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	227	217	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333	317	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	318	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	314	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333	318	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	320	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330	325	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	325	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	322	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	218	213	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	220	212	N/A
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	352	335	N/A
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	360	338	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	349	340	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	346	338	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	336	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	225	222	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	226	222	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	312	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	306	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	314	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	313	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	311	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	223	221	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	225	221	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	305	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	343	316	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	343	319	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335	322	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339	326	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	333	N/A
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332	328	N/A
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	209	205	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	50.0%	55.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	50.0%	45.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	15.0 years	18.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	26.2%	17.5%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	73.8%	82.5%

Mean Base Salary:	$54,213.0	$48,198.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$39,111.0	$36,772.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$59,571.0	$50,622.0

* Whispering Pines Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.