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Zolfo Springs Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

3215 School House Rd

Zolfo Springs FL, 33890, Hardee County

Phone: 863-735-1221

Ranking:

(1,418 out of 2,614, bottom 46%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Hardee 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:	37		40		38		38		35		38		41
Total Students:	552		557		557		533		526		513		497
Prekindergarten:	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	13	2.5%	6	1.2%
Kindergarten:	98	17.8%	108	19.4%	85	15.3%	90	16.9%	90	17.1%	90	17.5%	86	17.3%
Grade 1:	109	19.7%	88	15.8%	104	18.7%	96	18.0%	82	15.6%	80	15.6%	90	18.1%
Grade 2:	82	14.9%	91	16.3%	96	17.2%	76	14.3%	75	14.3%	95	18.5%	89	17.9%
Grade 3:	94	17.0%	96	17.2%	81	14.5%	87	16.3%	102	19.4%	89	17.3%	83	16.7%
Grade 4:	86	15.6%	76	13.6%	98	17.6%	91	17.1%	96	18.3%	75	14.6%	65	13.1%
Grade 5:	82	14.9%	97	17.4%	93	16.7%	93	17.4%	81	15.4%	71	13.8%	78	15.7%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	272	49.3%	285	51.2%	298	53.5%	275	51.6%	268	51.0%	266	51.9%	257	51.7%
Female:	280	50.7%	272	48.8%	259	46.5%	258	48.4%	235	44.7%	237	46.2%	233	46.9%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	9	1.6%	12	2.2%	14	2.5%	6	1.1%	6	1.1%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%
Asian:	10	1.8%	15	2.7%	12	2.2%	15	2.8%	17	3.2%	18	3.5%	24	4.8%
Hispanic:	319	57.8%	308	55.3%	288	51.7%	287	53.8%	283	53.8%	300	58.5%	283	56.9%
Black:	7	1.3%	7	1.3%	13	2.3%	14	2.6%	14	2.7%	13	2.5%	8	1.6%
White:	201	36.4%	210	37.7%	223	40.0%	199	37.3%	191	36.3%	180	35.1%	178	35.8%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	5	0.9%	4	0.7%	6	1.1%	12	2.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	443	80.3%	443	79.5%	432	77.6%	400	75.0%	374	71.1%	365	71.2%	347	69.8%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	25	4.5%	11	2.0%	35	6.3%	33	6.2%	35	6.7%	46	9.0%	36	7.2%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.92		13.93		14.66		14.03		15.03		14.70		12.30

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	349	327	N/A
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	359	336	N/A
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345	340	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	336	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332	329	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	204	203	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	211	207	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	301	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	309	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	306	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	308	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	304	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	202	202	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	200	201	N/A
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	283	295	N/A
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	299	N/A
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	308	N/A
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333	322	N/A
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	342	328	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	343	335	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	332	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	331	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	213	215	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	216	218	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	302	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	304	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	301	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	304	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	305	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	317	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	320	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	312	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	208	208	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	208	210	N/A
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337	326	N/A
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337	329	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	346	336	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	332	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	334	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	217	219	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	219	218	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	302	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	294	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	301	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	285	293	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	286	300	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	212	215	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	215	215	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	281	276	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	303	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	300	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	305	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	303	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	289	307	N/A
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	312	N/A
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	197	198	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	89.5%	85.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	10.5%	15.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	11.0 years	NA
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	42.1%	NA
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	57.9%	NA

Mean Base Salary:	$40,376.0	$38,215.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$31,624.0	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$46,741.0	NA

* Zolfo Springs Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.