Whispering Winds Charter School
2481 Nw Old Fannin Rd
Chiefland FL, 32626, Levy County
Phone: 352-490-5799
Ranking: 
(1,851 out of 2,614, bottom 29%)*
(1,851 out of 2,614, bottom 29%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Levy 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: | 6 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 6 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 68 | 95 | 113 | 133 | 130 | 102 | 90 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 13 | 19.1% | 16 | 16.8% | 19 | 16.8% | 21 | 15.8% | 17 | 13.1% | 8 | 7.8% | 12 | 13.3% |
| Grade 1: | 15 | 22.1% | 11 | 11.6% | 16 | 14.2% | 19 | 14.3% | 15 | 11.5% | 25 | 24.5% | 11 | 12.2% |
| Grade 2: | 7 | 10.3% | 17 | 17.9% | 20 | 17.7% | 19 | 14.3% | 35 | 26.9% | 14 | 13.7% | 20 | 22.2% |
| Grade 3: | 14 | 20.6% | 13 | 13.7% | 16 | 14.2% | 30 | 22.6% | 20 | 15.4% | 20 | 19.6% | 15 | 16.7% |
| Grade 4: | 12 | 17.6% | 17 | 17.9% | 25 | 22.1% | 22 | 16.5% | 20 | 15.4% | 21 | 20.6% | 14 | 15.6% |
| Grade 5: | 6 | 8.8% | 20 | 21.1% | 16 | 14.2% | 22 | 16.5% | 23 | 17.7% | 14 | 13.7% | 18 | 20.0% |
| Grade 6: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Grade 7: | NA | NA | 1 | 1.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Grade 8: | 1 | 1.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 34 | 50.0% | 52 | 54.7% | 64 | 56.6% | 87 | 65.4% | 76 | 58.5% | 57 | 55.9% | 52 | 57.8% |
| Female: | 34 | 50.0% | 43 | 45.3% | 49 | 43.4% | 46 | 34.6% | 38 | 29.2% | 31 | 30.4% | 31 | 34.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 2.9% | 2 | 2.1% | 1 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic: | 5 | 7.4% | 6 | 6.3% | 4 | 3.5% | 8 | 6.0% | 5 | 3.8% | 5 | 4.9% | 5 | 5.6% |
| Black: | 2 | 2.9% | 4 | 4.2% | 6 | 5.3% | 5 | 3.8% | 8 | 6.2% | 9 | 8.8% | 2 | 2.2% |
| White: | 59 | 86.8% | 81 | 85.3% | 93 | 82.3% | 114 | 85.7% | 109 | 83.8% | 82 | 80.4% | 79 | 87.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 2.1% | 9 | 8.0% | 6 | 4.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 60 | 88.2% | 71 | 74.7% | 78 | 69.0% | 90 | 67.7% | 80 | 61.5% | 44 | 43.1% | 53 | 58.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 13 | 13.7% | 14 | 12.4% | 11 | 8.3% | 21 | 16.2% | 16 | 15.7% | 11 | 12.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.33 | 10.56 | 8.07 | 10.23 | 16.25 | 34.00 | 15.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| FCAT | ||||||
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335 | 322 | 328 |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314 | 329 | 333 |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341 | 330 | 337 |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335 | 321 | 337 |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314 | 326 | 337 |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 207 | 196 | 202 |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 203 | 199 | 201 |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330 | 303 | 309 |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296 | 312 | 313 |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303 | 303 | 313 |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297 | 303 | 314 |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 291 | 301 | 314 |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 196 | 196 | 201 |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 189 | 196 | 201 |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 282 | 291 | 312 |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 265 | 306 | 318 |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307 | 312 | 319 |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312 | 312 | 324 |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295 | 320 | 330 |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312 | 315 | 330 |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315 | 314 | 331 |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 210 | 210 | 215 |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 218 | 211 | 215 |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309 | 311 | 319 |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 294 | 304 | 314 |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312 | 309 | 316 |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303 | 310 | 319 |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295 | 320 | 324 |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 291 | 310 | 323 |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295 | 308 | 323 |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 196 | 208 | 213 |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 206 | 205 | 212 |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312 | 319 | 332 |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320 | 331 | 333 |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320 | 326 | 335 |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319 | 330 | 336 |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343 | 321 | 336 |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 221 | 215 | 222 |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 221 | 216 | 221 |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 286 | 299 | 310 |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318 | 302 | 305 |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303 | 302 | 311 |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 287 | 306 | 310 |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308 | 299 | 310 |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 205 | 216 | 221 |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 216 | 217 | 220 |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 275 | 300 | 299 |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315 | 303 | 306 |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318 | 313 | 310 |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305 | 308 | 314 |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312 | 321 | 318 |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318 | 311 | 322 |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322 | 313 | 322 |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 194 | 199 | 201 |
| 2005 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 256 | 288 | 305 |
| 2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 269 | 288 | 299 |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 289 | 306 | 311 |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301 | 306 | 313 |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 294 | 290 | 295 |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303 | 288 | 297 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 80.0% | 60.0% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | NA | NA |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 11.0 years | 5.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA | 60.0% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 75.0% | NA |
| Mean Base Salary: | $33,089.0 | $35,160.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA | $34,790.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $33,871.0 | NA |
* Whispering Winds Charter School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.