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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	328
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	359	336	333
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345	340	337
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	336	337
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332	329	337
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	204	203	202
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	211	207	201
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	301	309
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	309	313
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	306	313
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	308	314
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	304	314
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	202	202	201
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	200	201	201
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	283	295	312
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	299	312
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	308	318
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333	322	319
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	342	328	324
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	343	335	330
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	332	330
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	331	331
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	213	215	215
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	216	218	215
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	302	318
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	304	319
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	301	314
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	304	316
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	305	319
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	317	324
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	320	323
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	312	323
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	208	208	213
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	208	210	212
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337	326	332
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337	329	333
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	346	336	335
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	332	336
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	334	336
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	217	219	222
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	219	218	221
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	302	310
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	294	305
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	301	311
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	285	293	310
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	286	300	310
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	212	215	221
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	215	215	220
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	281	276	299
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	303	306
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	300	310
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	305	314
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	303	318
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	289	307	322
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	312	322
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	197	198	201

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.