Sweetwater Elementary School
5800 Victoria Gardens Blvd, Port Orange, FL 32127 | (386) 322-7530
- Grades: KG-5
- Student Enrollment: 650
2.5 out of 5 | 3 Reviews
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 650 elementary school students from grades KG-5
- Ranks 214th out of 1,901 elementary schools in FL.
School District Details
- Volusia County School District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $8,756
- Graduation Rate: 65.2%
- Dropout Rate: 1.2%
- Students Per Teacher: 15.7
- Enrolled Students: 62,306
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 650
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 45.5
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 14.3
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 332 (51.1%)
- Females: 302 (46.5%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 36 (5.5%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 122 (18.8%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 158 (24.3%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | 3 | 0.5% |
| Black | 23 | 3.5% |
| Asian | 24 | 3.7% |
| Hispanic | 24 | 3.7% |
| White | 560 | 86.2% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 88 | 13.5% |
| 1st Grade | 117 | 18.0% |
| 2nd Grade | 109 | 16.8% |
| 3rd Grade | 128 | 19.7% |
| 4th Grade | 120 | 18.5% |
| 5th Grade | 88 | 13.5% |
Teacher Educational Background (2010)
Percent of Teachers with a Bachelor's Degree
School:
66.7%
District:
61.5%
State:
65.3%
Source: FL Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
School Ratings and Reviews
Overall Rating: 2.5
2.5 out of 5 | 3 Reviews
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3 reviews for Sweetwater Elementary School
- Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on May 17, 2010
- Rating:
(1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - A student "finds" a bullet at school and administration has "handled it" by telling the students that were present "Don't tell anyone else we don't want rumors starting or parents to think there was a weapon at school"
Great message they send our children.
- Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on February 08, 2010
- Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- (...) is very concerned about the rich kids loves her coaches that physically and mentally abuse smaller children and will be greatly surprised when students that normally make above level scores on FCAT have a little cat game of bubbling because we are sick of those that have above grade level abilities when they walk in the class being seen as a $ with no work. Above level kids are not taught here they are babysat. If they are smaller they also get to go and be brutalized by the bigger kids under the adult bullies brigade also know as the Physical Education department.
- Reviewed by Former Student on June 18, 2009
- Rating:
(5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - great
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Test Scores and Performance Information
Overall School Rating
How is this determined?
The overall school rating shows that Sweetwater 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: YES
Percent Criteria Met
School:
100.0%
District:
59.0%
FCAT - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject
Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 93.0% | 77.0% | 77.0% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | 77.0% | 78.0% |
| 2008 | 93.0% | 78.0% | 76.0% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 83.0% | 74.0% | 72.0% |
| 2009 | 89.0% | 74.0% | 72.0% |
| 2008 | 91.0% | 74.0% | 72.0% |
Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 86.0% | 73.0% | 75.0% |
| 2009 | 96.0% | 74.0% | 75.0% |
| 2008 | 84.0% | 71.0% | 70.0% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 82.0% | 73.0% | 72.0% |
| 2009 | 90.0% | 76.0% | 74.0% |
| 2008 | 80.0% | 73.0% | 70.0% |
Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 82.0% | 61.0% | 63.0% |
| 2009 | 77.0% | 63.0% | 62.0% |
| 2008 | 76.0% | 62.0% | 62.0% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 83.0% | 69.0% | 70.0% |
| 2009 | 81.0% | 73.0% | 71.0% |
| 2008 | 77.0% | 69.0% | 67.0% |
| Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 74.0% | 54.0% | 50.0% |
| 2009 | 74.0% | 51.0% | 46.0% |
| 2008 | 57.0% | 47.0% | 44.0% |
Source: FL Department of Education 2009-2010
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