Palm Lake Elementary School
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 585 preschool and elementary school students from grades PK-5
- Ranks 159th out of 1,901 elementary schools in FL.
- National Blue Ribbon Schools Award 2005
School District Details
- Orange County School District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $8,756
- Graduation Rate: 69.1%
- Dropout Rate: 1.9%
- Students Per Teacher: 16.7
- Enrolled Students: 173,259
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 585
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 38.0
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 15.4
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 307 (52.5%)
- Females: 254 (43.4%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 20 (3.4%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 127 (21.7%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 147 (25.1%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | 4 | 0.7% |
| Black | 87 | 14.9% |
| Asian | 42 | 7.2% |
| Hispanic | 80 | 13.7% |
| White | 348 | 59.5% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 9 | 1.5% |
| Kindergarten | 93 | 15.9% |
| 1st Grade | 83 | 14.2% |
| 2nd Grade | 93 | 15.9% |
| 3rd Grade | 101 | 17.3% |
| 4th Grade | 104 | 17.8% |
| 5th Grade | 102 | 17.4% |
Teacher Educational Background (2010)
Percent of Teachers with a Bachelor's Degree
School:
63.2%
District:
69.5%
State:
65.3%
Percent of Classes Taught by Non-Highly Qualified Teachers
School:
0.4%
State:
4.8%
Source: FL Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
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Test Scores and Performance Information
Overall School Rating
How is this determined?
The overall school rating shows that Palm Lake Elementary School performed on average much better than most other schools across the state on FCAT state exams in the following subjects:
- Math
- Reading
- Science
AYP and Flordia State School Grades (2010)
Florida School Grade: A
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Status: NO
Percent Criteria Met
School:
95.0%
District:
67.0%
FCAT - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject
Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 91.0% | 74.0% | 77.0% |
| 2009 | 83.0% | 72.0% | 78.0% |
| 2008 | 95.0% | 69.0% | 76.0% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 88.0% | 71.0% | 72.0% |
| 2009 | 80.0% | 69.0% | 72.0% |
| 2008 | 93.0% | 68.0% | 72.0% |
Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 88.0% | 72.0% | 75.0% |
| 2009 | 92.0% | 72.0% | 75.0% |
| 2008 | 89.0% | 68.0% | 70.0% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 82.0% | 71.0% | 72.0% |
| 2009 | 86.0% | 73.0% | 74.0% |
| 2008 | 92.0% | 69.0% | 70.0% |
Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 90.0% | 63.0% | 63.0% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | 61.0% | 62.0% |
| 2008 | 93.0% | 58.0% | 62.0% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 85.0% | 69.0% | 70.0% |
| 2009 | 90.0% | 72.0% | 71.0% |
| 2008 | 87.0% | 65.0% | 67.0% |
| Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 75.0% | 47.0% | 50.0% |
| 2009 | 74.0% | 44.0% | 46.0% |
| 2008 | 80.0% | 39.0% | 44.0% |
Source: FL Department of Education 2009-2010
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