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Bessey Creek Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

2201 Sw Matheson Ave

Palm City FL, 34990, Martin County

Phone: 772-219-1500

Ranking:

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

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Martin 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:	40		39		37		40		35		38		47
Total Students:	541		534		525		534		556		572		752
Kindergarten:	94	17.4%	82	15.4%	72	13.7%	78	14.6%	85	15.3%	77	13.5%	88	11.7%
Grade 1:	95	17.6%	81	15.2%	86	16.4%	95	17.8%	87	15.6%	88	15.4%	125	16.6%
Grade 2:	82	15.2%	85	15.9%	95	18.1%	83	15.5%	88	15.8%	96	16.8%	130	17.3%
Grade 3:	88	16.3%	97	18.2%	78	14.9%	89	16.7%	100	18.0%	100	17.5%	133	17.7%
Grade 4:	92	17.0%	87	16.3%	97	18.5%	94	17.6%	93	16.7%	104	18.2%	122	16.2%
Grade 5:	90	16.6%	102	19.1%	97	18.5%	95	17.8%	103	18.5%	107	18.7%	154	20.5%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	288	53.2%	271	50.7%	259	49.3%	256	47.9%	240	43.2%	254	44.4%	343	45.6%
Female:	253	46.8%	263	49.3%	266	50.7%	278	52.1%	286	51.4%	285	49.8%	375	49.9%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	2	0.4%	3	0.5%	3	0.5%	5	0.7%
Asian:	6	1.1%	6	1.1%	9	1.7%	10	1.9%	9	1.6%	9	1.6%	14	1.9%
Hispanic:	68	12.6%	68	12.7%	61	11.6%	55	10.3%	31	5.6%	29	5.1%	38	5.1%
Black:	4	0.7%	7	1.3%	3	0.6%	5	0.9%	6	1.1%	5	0.9%	8	1.1%
White:	455	84.1%	447	83.7%	442	84.2%	452	84.6%	485	87.2%	501	87.6%	657	87.4%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	8	1.5%	6	1.1%	9	1.7%	10	1.9%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	82	15.2%	68	12.7%	68	13.0%	63	11.8%	58	10.4%	38	6.6%	37	4.9%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	16	3.0%	32	6.0%	23	4.4%	21	3.9%	14	2.5%	7	1.2%	14	1.9%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.53		13.69		14.19		13.52		15.89		17.10		16.20

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	355	347	328
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	362	348	333
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	360	352	337
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	363	344	337
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	358	349	337
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	210	205	202
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	205	202	201
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341	325	309
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	340	326	313
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344	331	313
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	350	322	314
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344	323	314
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	212	206	201
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	211	202	201
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	326	312
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334	331	312
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330	329	318
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335	331	319
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334	337	324
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	342	338	330
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335	339	330
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	359	340	331
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	220	218	215
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	220	217	215
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	346	329	318
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	347	334	319
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	324	314
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	348	328	316
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	346	330	319
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	347	332	324
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	349	334	323
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341	330	323
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	220	215	213
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	216	213	212
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345	341	332
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	347	343	333
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	354	342	335
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	352	340	336
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	347	347	336
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	231	224	222
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	229	223	221
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339	324	310
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330	316	305
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338	322	311
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330	316	310
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	323	310
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	228	222	221
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	227	222	220
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333	312	299
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	323	306
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332	322	310
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341	323	314
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	342	326	318
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339	337	322
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	350	333	322
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	209	205	201

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Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	60.9%	60.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	39.1%	39.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years	15.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	32.6%	20.5%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	67.4%	79.5%

Mean Base Salary:	$47,067.0	$44,567.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$41,728.0	$37,101.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$49,650.0	$46,744.0

* Bessey Creek Elementary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.