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Ward-Highlands Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

537 Se 36th Ave

Ocala FL, 34471, Marion County

Phone: 352-671-6810

Ranking:

(917 out of 2,614, top 35%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Marion 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:	52		55		59		61		63		68		62
Total Students:	757		762		794		759		806		845		869
Prekindergarten:	11	1.5%	11	1.4%	8	1.0%	15	2.0%	18	2.2%	19	2.2%	17	2.0%
Kindergarten:	119	15.7%	113	14.8%	131	16.5%	107	14.1%	132	16.4%	116	13.7%	133	15.3%
Grade 1:	116	15.3%	128	16.8%	114	14.4%	131	17.3%	106	13.2%	138	16.3%	158	18.2%
Grade 2:	132	17.4%	122	16.0%	132	16.6%	110	14.5%	130	16.1%	163	19.3%	130	15.0%
Grade 3:	132	17.4%	136	17.8%	130	16.4%	127	16.7%	173	21.5%	121	14.3%	127	14.6%
Grade 4:	118	15.6%	127	16.7%	132	16.6%	142	18.7%	128	15.9%	136	16.1%	155	17.8%
Grade 5:	129	17.0%	125	16.4%	147	18.5%	127	16.7%	119	14.8%	152	18.0%	149	17.1%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	396	52.3%	386	50.7%	399	50.3%	402	53.0%	398	49.4%	420	49.7%	438	50.4%
Female:	361	47.7%	376	49.3%	395	49.7%	357	47.0%	352	43.7%	372	44.0%	385	44.3%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	3	0.4%	4	0.5%	2	0.2%	3	0.3%
Asian:	12	1.6%	11	1.4%	12	1.5%	9	1.2%	9	1.1%	9	1.1%	10	1.2%
Hispanic:	93	12.3%	91	11.9%	94	11.8%	95	12.5%	57	7.1%	71	8.4%	80	9.2%
Black:	117	15.5%	127	16.7%	119	15.0%	120	15.8%	155	19.2%	183	21.7%	171	19.7%
White:	489	64.6%	492	64.6%	525	66.1%	488	64.3%	533	66.1%	535	63.3%	563	64.8%
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:	44	5.8%	40	5.2%	42	5.3%	43	5.7%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	318	42.0%	406	53.3%	462	58.2%	389	51.3%	419	52.0%	342	40.5%	316	36.4%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	0	0.0%	58	7.6%	61	7.7%	67	8.8%	66	8.2%	76	9.0%	89	10.2%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.56		13.85		13.46		12.44		12.79		13.90		14.00

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	348	328	N/A
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	365	336	N/A
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	352	339	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338	337	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	347	341	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	211	202	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	204	200	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333	309	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330	312	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	314	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	309	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	309	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	204	198	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	199	197	N/A
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	312	N/A
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	312	N/A
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	316	N/A
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	320	N/A
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	323	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	329	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	342	331	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	331	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	217	215	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	224	216	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330	315	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	316	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	309	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	315	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	317	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330	320	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	320	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	317	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	212	210	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	217	209	N/A
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	330	N/A
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333	332	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	340	332	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338	331	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	347	336	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	222	222	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	221	220	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	308	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	306	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	308	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	304	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330	308	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	217	219	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	222	218	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	298	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	305	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	311	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	313	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	311	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330	318	N/A
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	325	N/A
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	199	202	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	71.4%	72.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	28.6%	28.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	16.0 years	16.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	19.6%	14.0%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	80.4%	86.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$43,604.0	$41,117.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,215.0	$31,971.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$45,899.0	$42,606.0

* Ward-Highlands Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.