Ward-Highlands Elementary School
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 | 328 |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365 | 336 | 333 |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352 | 339 | 337 |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338 | 337 | 337 |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347 | 341 | 337 |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 211 | 202 | 202 |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 204 | 200 | 201 |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333 | 309 | 309 |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330 | 312 | 313 |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327 | 314 | 313 |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305 | 309 | 314 |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313 | 309 | 314 |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 204 | 198 | 201 |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 199 | 197 | 201 |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328 | 312 | 312 |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316 | 312 | 312 |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323 | 316 | 318 |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326 | 320 | 319 |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325 | 323 | 324 |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331 | 329 | 330 |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342 | 331 | 330 |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322 | 331 | 331 |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 217 | 215 | 215 |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 224 | 216 | 215 |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330 | 315 | 318 |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324 | 316 | 319 |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314 | 309 | 314 |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326 | 315 | 316 |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322 | 317 | 319 |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330 | 320 | 324 |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329 | 320 | 323 |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314 | 317 | 323 |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 212 | 210 | 213 |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 217 | 209 | 212 |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329 | 330 | 332 |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333 | 332 | 333 |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340 | 332 | 335 |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338 | 331 | 336 |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347 | 336 | 336 |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 222 | 222 | 222 |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 221 | 220 | 221 |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312 | 308 | 310 |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312 | 306 | 305 |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313 | 308 | 311 |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320 | 304 | 310 |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330 | 308 | 310 |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 217 | 219 | 221 |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 222 | 218 | 220 |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303 | 298 | 299 |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304 | 305 | 306 |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318 | 311 | 310 |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324 | 313 | 314 |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325 | 311 | 318 |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330 | 318 | 322 |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318 | 325 | 322 |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 199 | 202 | 201 |
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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.