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Discovery Key Elementary School
3550 Lyons Rd Lake Worth FL, 33467, Palm Beach County Phone: 561-491-8200 Ranking: (508 out of 2,614, top 19%)* Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 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: | 59 | 63 | 66 | 67 | 62 | 76 | 78 | |||||||
Total Students: | 847 | 879 | 914 | 958 | 955 | 915 | 1,156 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 134 | 15.8% | 134 | 15.2% | 141 | 15.4% | 168 | 17.5% | 161 | 16.9% | 130 | 14.2% | 177 | 15.3% |
Grade 1: | 136 | 16.1% | 149 | 17.0% | 174 | 19.0% | 161 | 16.8% | 147 | 15.4% | 146 | 16.0% | 201 | 17.4% |
Grade 2: | 146 | 17.2% | 168 | 19.1% | 154 | 16.8% | 142 | 14.8% | 143 | 15.0% | 157 | 17.2% | 207 | 17.9% |
Grade 3: | 158 | 18.7% | 147 | 16.7% | 147 | 16.1% | 149 | 15.6% | 169 | 17.7% | 172 | 18.8% | 200 | 17.3% |
Grade 4: | 137 | 16.2% | 143 | 16.3% | 139 | 15.2% | 164 | 17.1% | 173 | 18.1% | 155 | 16.9% | 177 | 15.3% |
Grade 5: | 135 | 15.9% | 137 | 15.6% | 159 | 17.4% | 174 | 18.2% | 162 | 17.0% | 155 | 16.9% | 194 | 16.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 473 | 55.8% | 494 | 56.2% | 485 | 53.1% | 517 | 54.0% | 487 | 51.0% | 454 | 49.6% | 572 | 49.5% |
Female: | 374 | 44.2% | 385 | 43.8% | 429 | 46.9% | 441 | 46.0% | 430 | 45.0% | 383 | 41.9% | 500 | 43.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 0.8% | 10 | 1.1% | 7 | 0.8% | 7 | 0.7% | 7 | 0.7% | 8 | 0.9% | 8 | 0.7% |
Asian: | 30 | 3.5% | 28 | 3.2% | 28 | 3.1% | 29 | 3.0% | 35 | 3.7% | 32 | 3.5% | 43 | 3.7% |
Hispanic: | 223 | 26.3% | 205 | 23.3% | 222 | 24.3% | 227 | 23.7% | 218 | 22.8% | 152 | 16.6% | 169 | 14.6% |
Black: | 77 | 9.1% | 79 | 9.0% | 85 | 9.3% | 89 | 9.3% | 97 | 10.2% | 82 | 9.0% | 107 | 9.3% |
White: | 493 | 58.2% | 541 | 61.5% | 552 | 60.4% | 580 | 60.5% | 568 | 59.5% | 571 | 62.4% | 749 | 64.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 17 | 2.0% | 16 | 1.8% | 20 | 2.2% | 23 | 2.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 300 | 35.4% | 219 | 24.9% | 238 | 26.0% | 225 | 23.5% | 198 | 20.7% | 134 | 14.6% | 141 | 12.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 32 | 3.8% | 39 | 4.4% | 47 | 5.1% | 50 | 5.2% | 52 | 5.4% | 53 | 5.8% | 51 | 4.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.36 | 13.95 | 13.85 | 14.30 | 15.40 | 14.00 | 14.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
FCAT | ||||||
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346 | 333 | 328 |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361 | 335 | 333 |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361 | 342 | 337 |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 375 | 340 | 337 |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327 | 333 | 337 |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 207 | 201 | 202 |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 202 | 202 | 201 |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331 | 310 | 309 |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336 | 311 | 313 |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334 | 310 | 313 |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340 | 310 | 314 |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327 | 312 | 314 |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 211 | 199 | 201 |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 207 | 200 | 201 |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335 | 316 | 312 |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334 | 315 | 312 |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329 | 319 | 318 |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323 | 325 | 319 |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350 | 331 | 324 |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347 | 335 | 330 |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334 | 332 | 330 |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343 | 335 | 331 |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 208 | 216 | 215 |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 223 | 217 | 215 |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336 | 317 | 318 |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335 | 318 | 319 |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323 | 314 | 314 |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325 | 318 | 316 |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334 | 320 | 319 |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341 | 325 | 324 |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335 | 325 | 323 |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346 | 322 | 323 |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 215 | 213 | 213 |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 219 | 212 | 212 |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337 | 335 | 332 |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345 | 338 | 333 |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359 | 340 | 335 |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356 | 338 | 336 |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356 | 336 | 336 |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 234 | 222 | 222 |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 225 | 222 | 221 |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319 | 312 | 310 |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319 | 306 | 305 |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327 | 314 | 311 |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330 | 313 | 310 |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328 | 311 | 310 |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 233 | 221 | 221 |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 226 | 221 | 220 |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330 | 305 | 299 |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336 | 316 | 306 |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343 | 319 | 310 |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350 | 322 | 314 |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351 | 326 | 318 |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367 | 333 | 322 |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370 | 328 | 322 |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 217 | 205 | 201 |
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Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 66.2% | 68.1% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 33.8% | 31.9% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 8.0 years | 12.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 47.9% | 23.2% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 52.1% | 76.8% |
Mean Base Salary: | $45,782.0 | $40,924.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $39,515.0 | $33,768.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $51,541.0 | $43,085.0 |
* Discovery Key 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.