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Waters Edge Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

21601 Shorewind Dr

Boca Raton FL, 33428, Palm Beach County

Phone: 561-852-2400

Ranking:

(9 out of 2,614, top 0%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Palm Beach County School District

Title I Eligible School: No

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:	54		54		56		51		50		61		52
Total Students:	811		810		845		840		853		833		879
Kindergarten:	111	13.7%	113	14.0%	131	15.5%	122	14.5%	126	14.8%	129	15.5%	126	14.3%
Grade 1:	126	15.5%	129	15.9%	130	15.4%	124	14.8%	145	17.0%	135	16.2%	127	14.4%
Grade 2:	138	17.0%	127	15.7%	130	15.4%	149	17.7%	142	16.6%	140	16.8%	126	14.3%
Grade 3:	133	16.4%	132	16.3%	152	18.0%	146	17.4%	146	17.1%	132	15.8%	146	16.6%
Grade 4:	135	16.6%	155	19.1%	148	17.5%	149	17.7%	141	16.5%	144	17.3%	161	18.3%
Grade 5:	168	20.7%	151	18.6%	150	17.8%	146	17.4%	153	17.9%	153	18.4%	193	22.0%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	431	53.1%	440	54.3%	447	52.9%	443	52.7%	443	51.9%	421	50.5%	444	50.5%
Female:	380	46.9%	370	45.7%	398	47.1%	397	47.3%	388	45.5%	372	44.7%	392	44.6%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	2	0.2%	2	0.2%	2	0.2%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	6	0.7%	10	1.1%
Asian:	52	6.4%	44	5.4%	36	4.3%	39	4.6%	35	4.1%	33	4.0%	38	4.3%
Hispanic:	154	19.0%	156	19.3%	137	16.2%	149	17.7%	132	15.5%	86	10.3%	89	10.1%
Black:	15	1.8%	10	1.2%	12	1.4%	15	1.8%	20	2.3%	16	1.9%	15	1.7%
White:	570	70.3%	581	71.7%	644	76.2%	624	74.3%	651	76.3%	660	79.2%	688	78.3%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	18	2.2%	16	2.0%	13	1.5%	12	1.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	116	14.3%	99	12.2%	83	9.8%	77	9.2%	47	5.5%	42	5.0%	36	4.1%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	15	1.8%	21	2.6%	24	2.8%	22	2.6%	24	2.8%	16	1.9%	19	2.2%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.02		15.00		15.09		16.63		17.06		16.00		16.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	391	333	328
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	404	335	333
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	403	342	337
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	387	340	337
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	390	333	337
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	219	201	202
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	218	202	201
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	356	310	309
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	368	311	313
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	367	310	313
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	358	310	314
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	367	312	314
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	220	199	201
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	217	200	201
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	366	316	312
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	367	315	312
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	367	319	318
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	370	325	319
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	386	331	324
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	397	335	330
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	389	332	330
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	387	335	331
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	237	216	215
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	233	217	215
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	354	317	318
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	363	318	319
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	353	314	314
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	356	318	316
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	359	320	319
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	378	325	324
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	370	325	323
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	373	322	323
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	229	213	213
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	231	212	212
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	375	335	332
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	372	338	333
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	378	340	335
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	384	338	336
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	382	336	336
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	241	222	222
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	239	222	221
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	359	312	310
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	343	306	305
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	360	314	311
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	359	313	310
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	355	311	310
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	240	221	221
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	234	221	220
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	359	305	299
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	365	316	306
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	354	319	310
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	367	322	314
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	376	326	318
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	376	333	322
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	386	328	322
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	227	205	201

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	52.6%	57.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	47.4%	42.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years	15.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	41.1%	32.7%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	58.9%	67.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$49,688.0	$44,046.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$40,513.0	$34,992.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$56,563.0	$48,444.0

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