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Tropic Isles Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

5145 Orange Grove Blvd

North Fort Myers FL, 33903, Lee County

Phone: 239-995-4704

Ranking:

(761 out of 2,614, top 29%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Lee 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:	64		64		65		62		59		63		68
Total Students:	898		947		946		917		877		879		967
Prekindergarten:	48	5.3%	61	6.4%	76	8.0%	63	6.9%	64	7.3%	66	7.5%	69	7.1%
Kindergarten:	150	16.7%	139	14.7%	139	14.7%	144	15.7%	141	16.1%	140	15.9%	143	14.8%
Grade 1:	146	16.3%	151	15.9%	143	15.1%	135	14.7%	134	15.3%	137	15.6%	138	14.3%
Grade 2:	137	15.3%	141	14.9%	144	15.2%	157	17.1%	133	15.2%	129	14.7%	143	14.8%
Grade 3:	135	15.0%	158	16.7%	158	16.7%	146	15.9%	132	15.1%	140	15.9%	151	15.6%
Grade 4:	137	15.3%	141	14.9%	146	15.4%	128	14.0%	137	15.6%	132	15.0%	153	15.8%
Grade 5:	145	16.1%	156	16.5%	140	14.8%	144	15.7%	136	15.5%	135	15.4%	170	17.6%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	464	51.7%	493	52.1%	476	50.3%	476	51.9%	457	52.1%	433	49.3%	459	47.5%
Female:	434	48.3%	454	47.9%	470	49.7%	441	48.1%	377	43.0%	381	43.3%	432	44.7%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	6	0.7%	2	0.2%	3	0.3%	6	0.7%	4	0.5%	8	0.9%	8	0.8%
Asian:	14	1.6%	13	1.4%	15	1.6%	14	1.5%	18	2.1%	25	2.8%	25	2.6%
Hispanic:	256	28.5%	261	27.6%	273	28.9%	255	27.8%	228	26.0%	187	21.3%	247	25.5%
Black:	65	7.2%	76	8.0%	87	9.2%	99	10.8%	112	12.8%	120	13.7%	115	11.9%
White:	515	57.3%	548	57.9%	534	56.4%	505	55.1%	480	54.7%	482	54.8%	500	51.7%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	41	4.6%	46	4.9%	33	3.5%	37	4.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	667	74.3%	685	72.3%	692	73.2%	681	74.3%	610	69.6%	538	61.2%	533	55.1%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	70	7.8%	75	7.9%	101	10.7%	60	6.5%	87	9.9%	120	13.7%	147	15.2%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.03		14.80		14.53		14.86		14.86		14.10		14.30

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333	326	328
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	351	335	333
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	351	340	337
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	353	337	337
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	352	343	337
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	204	204	202
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	205	203	201
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	312	309
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	318	313
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332	319	313
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	319	314
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	320	314
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	200	202	201
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	206	203	201
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	312	312
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	312	312
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	316	318
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	316	319
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341	320	324
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	351	329	330
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	347	328	330
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	340	332	331
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	216	214	215
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	216	215	215
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	318	318
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	319	319
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	314	314
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	315	316
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334	320	319
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345	328	324
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	342	326	323
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	327	323
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	215	213	213
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	211	213	212
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334	332	332
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345	333	333
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	352	336	335
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	350	339	336
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338	338	336
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	221	222	222
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	222	220	221
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	311	310
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	306	305
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	312	311
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	313	310
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	310	310
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	225	221	221
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	223	220	220
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	296	299
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	304	306
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	308	310
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	313	314
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	319	318
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	320	322
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	320	322
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	205	201	201

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	79.7%	81.1%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	20.3%	18.9%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	11.0 years	11.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	43.8%	35.8%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	56.3%	64.2%

Mean Base Salary:	$42,715.0	$40,171.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$36,459.0	$33,364.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$47,581.0	$43,975.0

* Tropic Isles Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.