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Bak Middle School Of The Arts

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1725 Echo Lake Dr

West Palm Beach FL, 33407, Palm Beach County

Phone: 561-882-3870

Ranking:

(12 out of 2,614, top 0%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8

School District: Palm Beach County School District

Title I Eligible School: No

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:	87		86		81		80		80		104		92
Total Students:	1,348		1,355		1,360		1,359		1,358		1,360		1,368
Grade 6:	468	34.7%	455	33.6%	460	33.8%	460	33.8%	474	34.9%	458	33.7%	450	32.9%
Grade 7:	442	32.8%	458	33.8%	457	33.6%	467	34.4%	443	32.6%	459	33.8%	454	33.2%
Grade 8:	438	32.5%	442	32.6%	443	32.6%	432	31.8%	441	32.5%	443	32.6%	464	33.9%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	422	31.3%	423	31.2%	443	32.6%	453	33.3%	450	33.1%	406	29.9%	404	29.5%
Female:	926	68.7%	932	68.8%	917	67.4%	906	66.7%	856	63.0%	829	61.0%	868	63.5%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	6	0.4%	4	0.3%	4	0.3%	6	0.4%	5	0.4%	6	0.4%	3	0.2%
Asian:	101	7.5%	99	7.3%	93	6.8%	82	6.0%	72	5.3%	65	4.8%	66	4.8%
Hispanic:	261	19.4%	240	17.7%	241	17.7%	254	18.7%	269	19.8%	193	14.2%	199	14.5%
Black:	186	13.8%	189	13.9%	184	13.5%	203	14.9%	224	16.5%	237	17.4%	253	18.5%
White:	728	54.0%	762	56.2%	776	57.1%	759	55.8%	744	54.8%	742	54.6%	755	55.2%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	65	4.8%	61	4.5%	62	4.6%	54	4.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	257	19.1%	214	15.8%	203	14.9%	223	16.4%	198	14.6%	153	11.3%	164	12.0%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	48	3.6%	52	3.8%	64	4.7%	55	4.0%	71	5.2%	76	5.6%	71	5.2%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.49		15.76		16.79		17.09		17.08		15.20		14.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
EOC
2012	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	447	403	402
FCAT
2004	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	353	308	301
2005	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	353	310	305
2006	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	363	316	312
2007	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	358	312	307
2008	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	366	317	313
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	367	324	316
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	366	328	319
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	375	327	319
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	245	228	227
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	243	227	226
2004	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	340	297	297
2005	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	349	299	299
2006	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	356	311	311
2007	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	354	308	306
2008	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	366	312	310
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	368	316	313
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	372	318	315
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	377	318	315
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	244	225	225
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	243	225	225
2007	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	354	317	312
2008	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	361	318	315
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	362	320	314
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	363	325	314
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	360	322	314
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	253	238	236
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	255	237	235
2007	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	364	315	313
2008	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	366	314	315
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	369	319	318
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	375	326	322
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	373	325	322
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	251	232	231
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	253	232	231
2004	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	357	314	311
2005	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	356	317	313
2006	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	351	317	314
2007	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	359	322	318
2008	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	362	329	324
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	364	327	322
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	364	331	324
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	365	335	325
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	262	248	243
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	261	245	240
2004	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	349	294	295
2005	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345	296	297
2006	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	340	298	299
2007	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	349	303	303
2008	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	357	311	310
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	360	314	312
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	362	315	312
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	361	317	313
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	259	239	237
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	258	239	237
2006	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344	292	289
2007	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	358	301	298
2008	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	357	309	305
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	364	310	305
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	373	321	310
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	384	329	315
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	377	322	316
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	217	201	200

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	68.7%	70.8%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	31.3%	29.2%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	11.0 years	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	29.3%	34.8%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	70.7%	65.2%

Mean Base Salary:	$49,180.0	$42,091.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$37,186.0	$33,286.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$54,407.0	$47,532.0

* Bak Middle School Of The Arts was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.