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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	402
2013	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	402	409	406
2013	Biology 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	405	405	404
2013	Geometry	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	403	405	403
FCAT
2004	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334	329	323
2005	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	330	322
2006	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	327	324
2007	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	326	323
2008	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338	329	327
2009	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333	331	327
2010	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	336	331
2011	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	333	329
2004	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	306	300
2005	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	304	296
2006	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	301	298
2007	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	302	300
2008	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	307	306
2009	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	310	305
2010	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	316	310
2011	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	314	309
2012	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	246	246	244
2013	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	250	248	246
2006	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	297	298
2007	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	309	302
2008	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	309	304
2009	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	306	303
2010	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	315	306
2011	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	314	307
2007	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	309	302
2008	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	314	309
2009	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	318	313
2010	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	317	311
2007	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	310	308
2008	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	314	313
2009	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	318	316
2010	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	319	317
2011	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	318	317
2012	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	242	241	240
2013	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	245	241	240

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.