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Sandhill Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1801 Tyner Rd

Haines City FL, 33844, Polk County

Phone: 863-419-3166

Ranking:

(1,492 out of 2,614, bottom 43%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Polk 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:	50		49		45		43		45		53		49
Total Students:	807		756		701		675		651		672		618
Prekindergarten:	36	4.5%	36	4.8%	19	2.7%	18	2.7%	18	2.8%	18	2.7%	3	0.5%
Kindergarten:	130	16.1%	124	16.4%	107	15.3%	102	15.1%	106	16.3%	97	14.4%	100	16.2%
Grade 1:	144	17.8%	127	16.8%	110	15.7%	121	17.9%	102	15.7%	108	16.1%	104	16.8%
Grade 2:	128	15.9%	124	16.4%	127	18.1%	109	16.1%	96	14.7%	121	18.0%	101	16.3%
Grade 3:	137	17.0%	128	16.9%	129	18.4%	105	15.6%	109	16.7%	108	16.1%	111	18.0%
Grade 4:	121	15.0%	107	14.2%	103	14.7%	111	16.4%	109	16.7%	109	16.2%	106	17.2%
Grade 5:	111	13.8%	110	14.6%	106	15.1%	109	16.1%	111	17.1%	111	16.5%	93	15.0%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	401	49.7%	383	50.7%	370	52.8%	359	53.2%	327	50.2%	334	49.7%	317	51.3%
Female:	406	50.3%	373	49.3%	331	47.2%	316	46.8%	298	45.8%	299	44.5%	275	44.5%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	2	0.2%	2	0.3%	3	0.4%	5	0.7%	1	0.2%	2	0.3%	2	0.3%
Asian:	2	0.2%	4	0.5%	3	0.4%	5	0.7%	4	0.6%	4	0.6%	4	0.6%
Hispanic:	386	47.8%	346	45.8%	303	43.2%	299	44.3%	287	44.1%	297	44.2%	289	46.8%
Black:	165	20.4%	173	22.9%	162	23.1%	158	23.4%	143	22.0%	162	24.1%	131	21.2%
White:	229	28.4%	211	27.9%	212	30.2%	193	28.6%	198	30.4%	176	26.2%	170	27.5%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	2	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	21	2.6%	20	2.6%	18	2.6%	15	2.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	609	75.5%	569	75.3%	548	78.2%	514	76.1%	463	71.1%	466	69.3%	394	63.8%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	46	5.7%	51	6.7%	48	6.8%	44	6.5%	63	9.7%	65	9.7%	74	12.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.14		15.43		15.58		15.70		14.47		14.90		12.60

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	321	328
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341	326	333
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	368	329	337
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	377	332	337
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	362	328	337
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	204	199	202
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	210	199	201
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	282	303	309
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	305	313
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	305	313
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	342	303	314
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	299	314
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	197	196	201
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	203	197	201
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	280	299	312
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	286	304	312
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	277	306	318
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	276	310	319
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	315	324
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	322	330
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	322	330
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	347	324	331
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	218	212	215
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	216	212	215
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	288	309	318
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	310	319
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	287	304	314
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	284	307	316
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	310	319
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	315	324
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	312	323
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	314	323
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	213	210	213
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	210	209	212
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	324	332
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	324	333
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	354	327	335
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	346	330	336
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	325	336
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	222	219	222
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	224	217	221
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	275	300	310
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	277	295	305
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	300	311
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	290	300	310
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299	299	310
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	219	218	221
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	221	217	220
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	271	288	299
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	272	296	306
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	299	310
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	305	314
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	310	318
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	312	322
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333	314	322
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	204	197	201

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	88.1%	84.4%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	10.2%	12.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	5.0 years	NA
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	74.6%	NA
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	25.4%	NA

Mean Base Salary:	$36,904.0	$35,475.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,206.0	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$44,818.0	NA

* Sandhill 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.