Central Avenue Elementary School
2 out of 5 | 1 Review
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 645 preschool and elementary school students from grades PK-5
- Ranks 1822nd out of 1,901 elementary schools in FL.
Additional Contact Information
- Mailing Address: 500 W Columbia Ave, Kissimmee, FL 34741
School Operational Details
- Title I EligibleAll students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.
School District Details
- Osceola County School District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $8,548
- Graduation Rate: 70.5%
- Dropout Rate: 3.5%
- Students Per Teacher: 16.9
- Enrolled Students: 52,943
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 645
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 42.0
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 15.4
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 339 (52.6%)
- Females: 276 (42.8%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: - (-)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 642 (99.5%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 642 (99.5%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | 7 | 1.1% |
| Black | 131 | 20.3% |
| Asian | 12 | 1.9% |
| Hispanic | 397 | 61.6% |
| White | 68 | 10.5% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 22 | 3.4% |
| Kindergarten | 119 | 18.4% |
| 1st Grade | 105 | 16.3% |
| 2nd Grade | 111 | 17.2% |
| 3rd Grade | 92 | 14.3% |
| 4th Grade | 98 | 15.2% |
| 5th Grade | 98 | 15.2% |
Teacher Educational Background (2010)
Percent of Teachers with a Bachelor's Degree
School:
61.9%
District:
66.2%
State:
65.3%
Percent of Classes Taught by Non-Highly Qualified Teachers
School:
1.0%
State:
4.8%
Percent of Classes Taught By Teachers (Out-of-Field) of Their Background
School:
7.0%
State:
4.8%
Source: FL Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
School Ratings and Reviews
Overall Rating: 2
2 out of 5 | 1 Review
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1 review for Central Avenue Elementary School
- Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on August 05, 2010
- Rating:
(2 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - That school is terrible once my daughter was in that school and the teachers said she was doing poor in reading and when she went to sunrise elementary her grade was A
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Test Scores and Performance Information
Overall School Rating
How is this determined?
The overall school rating shows that Central Avenue Elementary School performed on average much worse 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: D
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Status: NO
Percent Criteria Met
School:
72.0%
District:
62.0%
FCAT - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject
Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 56.0% | 74.0% | 77.0% |
| 2009 | 55.0% | 73.0% | 78.0% |
| 2008 | 50.0% | 70.0% | 76.0% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 50.0% | 68.0% | 72.0% |
| 2009 | 49.0% | 69.0% | 72.0% |
| 2008 | 48.0% | 67.0% | 72.0% |
Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 52.0% | 65.0% | 75.0% |
| 2009 | 64.0% | 66.0% | 75.0% |
| 2008 | 48.0% | 61.0% | 70.0% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 40.0% | 67.0% | 72.0% |
| 2009 | 56.0% | 69.0% | 74.0% |
| 2008 | 49.0% | 64.0% | 70.0% |
Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 38.0% | 52.0% | 63.0% |
| 2009 | 39.0% | 51.0% | 62.0% |
| 2008 | 34.0% | 48.0% | 62.0% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 46.0% | 63.0% | 70.0% |
| 2009 | 48.0% | 65.0% | 71.0% |
| 2008 | 42.0% | 59.0% | 67.0% |
| Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 31.0% | 43.0% | 50.0% |
| 2009 | 33.0% | 39.0% | 46.0% |
| 2008 | 29.0% | 34.0% | 44.0% |
Source: FL Department of Education 2009-2010
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