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Air Base Elementary School
12829 Sw 272nd St
Homestead FL, 33032, Miami-Dade County
Phone: 305-258-3676
Ranking:
(357 out of 2,614, top 14%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Dade 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: | 54 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 49 | 51 | 54 | |||||||
Total Students: | 793 | 743 | 732 | 707 | 718 | 723 | 678 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 68 | 8.6% | 73 | 9.8% | 62 | 8.5% | 59 | 8.3% | 61 | 8.5% | 63 | 8.7% | 55 | 8.1% |
Kindergarten: | 115 | 14.5% | 99 | 13.3% | 91 | 12.4% | 103 | 14.6% | 102 | 14.2% | 109 | 15.1% | 93 | 13.7% |
Grade 1: | 116 | 14.6% | 108 | 14.5% | 128 | 17.5% | 108 | 15.3% | 118 | 16.4% | 109 | 15.1% | 104 | 15.3% |
Grade 2: | 107 | 13.5% | 119 | 16.0% | 108 | 14.8% | 114 | 16.1% | 118 | 16.4% | 104 | 14.4% | 120 | 17.7% |
Grade 3: | 121 | 15.3% | 111 | 14.9% | 118 | 16.1% | 122 | 17.3% | 106 | 14.8% | 123 | 17.0% | 113 | 16.7% |
Grade 4: | 111 | 14.0% | 115 | 15.5% | 130 | 17.8% | 93 | 13.2% | 108 | 15.0% | 114 | 15.8% | 104 | 15.3% |
Grade 5: | 115 | 14.5% | 118 | 15.9% | 95 | 13.0% | 108 | 15.3% | 105 | 14.6% | 101 | 14.0% | 89 | 13.1% |
Grade 6: | 40 | 5.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 374 | 47.2% | 354 | 47.6% | 347 | 47.4% | 346 | 48.9% | 344 | 47.9% | 332 | 45.9% | 317 | 46.8% |
Female: | 419 | 52.8% | 389 | 52.4% | 385 | 52.6% | 361 | 51.1% | 353 | 49.2% | 340 | 47.0% | 321 | 47.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 18 | 2.3% | 11 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.2% | 6 | 0.8% | 7 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.6% |
Hispanic: | 505 | 63.7% | 491 | 66.1% | 483 | 66.0% | 451 | 63.8% | 441 | 61.4% | 420 | 58.1% | 388 | 57.2% |
Black: | 137 | 17.3% | 129 | 17.4% | 131 | 17.9% | 139 | 19.7% | 153 | 21.3% | 147 | 20.3% | 145 | 21.4% |
White: | 110 | 13.9% | 92 | 12.4% | 89 | 12.2% | 94 | 13.3% | 103 | 14.3% | 104 | 14.4% | 103 | 15.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 21 | 2.6% | 19 | 2.6% | 18 | 2.5% | 15 | 2.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 407 | 51.3% | 384 | 51.7% | 386 | 52.7% | 328 | 46.4% | 304 | 42.3% | 267 | 36.9% | 235 | 34.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 75 | 9.5% | 78 | 10.5% | 87 | 11.9% | 94 | 13.3% | 113 | 15.7% | 114 | 15.8% | 118 | 17.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.69 | 15.16 | 14.94 | 15.04 | 14.65 | 14.20 | 12.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
FCAT | ||||||
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334 | 322 | 328 |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359 | 331 | 333 |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364 | 335 | 337 |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354 | 338 | 337 |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364 | 338 | 337 |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 207 | 202 | 202 |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 207 | 203 | 201 |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316 | 299 | 309 |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341 | 303 | 313 |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337 | 302 | 313 |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336 | 307 | 314 |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340 | 306 | 314 |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 213 | 199 | 201 |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 209 | 198 | 201 |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326 | 309 | 312 |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327 | 309 | 312 |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331 | 315 | 318 |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333 | 316 | 319 |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344 | 321 | 324 |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341 | 327 | 330 |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354 | 328 | 330 |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337 | 334 | 331 |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 219 | 216 | 215 |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 223 | 217 | 215 |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333 | 313 | 318 |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341 | 314 | 319 |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338 | 311 | 314 |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325 | 311 | 316 |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341 | 313 | 319 |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342 | 317 | 324 |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356 | 320 | 323 |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347 | 319 | 323 |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 223 | 212 | 213 |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 224 | 211 | 212 |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347 | 326 | 332 |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350 | 329 | 333 |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347 | 331 | 335 |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354 | 332 | 336 |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350 | 333 | 336 |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 226 | 223 | 222 |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 229 | 221 | 221 |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324 | 302 | 310 |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323 | 299 | 305 |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328 | 305 | 311 |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343 | 304 | 310 |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345 | 304 | 310 |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 230 | 220 | 221 |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 228 | 219 | 220 |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326 | 288 | 299 |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324 | 295 | 306 |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325 | 303 | 310 |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337 | 306 | 314 |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339 | 310 | 318 |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347 | 317 | 322 |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339 | 315 | 322 |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 205 | 200 | 201 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 71.1% | 64.7% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 28.9% | 35.3% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 7.0 years | 8.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 55.3% | 48.4% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 44.7% | 51.6% |
Mean Base Salary: | $44,117.0 | $40,526.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $40,049.0 | $36,626.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $49,142.0 | $45,347.0 |
* Air Base Elementary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.