William T. Dwyer High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

13601 North Military Trl

Palm Beach Gardens FL, 33410, Palm Beach County

Phone: 561-625-7800

Ranking:

(205 out of 492, top 42%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

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:	121		125		125		122		119		128		110
Total Students:	2,072		2,146		2,354		2,280		2,194		1,892		1,786
Grade 9:	579	27.9%	504	23.5%	674	28.6%	731	32.1%	754	34.4%	577	30.5%	489	27.4%
Grade 10:	445	21.5%	561	26.1%	626	26.6%	618	27.1%	540	24.6%	476	25.2%	473	26.5%
Grade 11:	499	24.1%	577	26.9%	573	24.3%	510	22.4%	464	21.1%	443	23.4%	439	24.6%
Grade 12:	540	26.1%	494	23.0%	469	19.9%	421	18.5%	436	19.9%	396	20.9%	385	21.6%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	1,046	50.5%	1,096	51.1%	1,199	50.9%	1,184	51.9%	1,109	50.5%	937	49.5%	890	49.8%
Female:	1,026	49.5%	1,050	48.9%	1,155	49.1%	1,096	48.1%	995	45.4%	877	46.4%	841	47.1%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	14	0.7%	13	0.6%	15	0.6%	14	0.6%	16	0.7%	5	0.3%	5	0.3%
Asian:	44	2.1%	35	1.6%	48	2.0%	52	2.3%	54	2.5%	39	2.1%	28	1.6%
Hispanic:	254	12.3%	263	12.3%	264	11.2%	225	9.9%	196	8.9%	133	7.0%	118	6.6%
Black:	578	27.9%	640	29.8%	758	32.2%	800	35.1%	812	37.0%	684	36.2%	638	35.7%
White:	1,129	54.5%	1,138	53.0%	1,202	51.1%	1,112	48.8%	1,034	47.1%	961	50.8%	946	53.0%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	0.1%	4	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	53	2.6%	57	2.7%	65	2.8%	73	3.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	759	36.6%	663	30.9%	730	31.0%	703	30.8%	612	27.9%	432	22.8%	373	20.9%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	73	3.5%	79	3.7%	113	4.8%	96	4.2%	114	5.2%	93	4.9%	67	3.8%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.12		17.17		18.91		18.69		18.44		17.20		16.20

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
EOC
2012	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	390	403	N/A
2013	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	402	409	N/A
2013	Biology 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	405	405	N/A
2013	Geometry	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	403	405	N/A
FCAT
2004	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334	329	N/A
2005	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	330	N/A
2006	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	327	N/A
2007	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	326	N/A
2008	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338	329	N/A
2009	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333	331	N/A
2010	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	336	N/A
2011	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	333	N/A
2004	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	306	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	304	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	301	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	302	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	307	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	310	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	316	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	314	N/A
2012	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	246	246	N/A
2013	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	250	248	N/A
2006	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	297	N/A
2007	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	309	N/A
2008	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	309	N/A
2009	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	306	N/A
2010	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	315	N/A
2011	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	314	N/A
2007	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	309	N/A
2008	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	314	N/A
2009	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	318	N/A
2010	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	317	N/A
2007	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	310	N/A
2008	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	314	N/A
2009	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	318	N/A
2010	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	319	N/A
2011	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	318	N/A
2012	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	242	241	N/A
2013	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	245	241	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	69.5%	65.1%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	30.5%	34.9%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	11.0 years	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	37.1%	29.0%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	62.9%	71.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$50,053.0	$45,323.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$41,090.0	$35,217.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$55,349.0	$49,785.0

* William T. Dwyer High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.