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Dr. Edward L. Whigham Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

21545 Sw 87th Ave

Miami FL, 33189, Miami-Dade County

Phone: 305-234-4840

Ranking:

(1,910 out of 2,614, bottom 27%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

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:	52		49		43		43		49		50		52
Total Students:	800		742		633		655		733		741		803
Prekindergarten:	100	12.5%	90	12.1%	28	4.4%	27	4.1%	45	6.1%	33	4.5%	24	3.0%
Kindergarten:	133	16.6%	112	15.1%	111	17.5%	126	19.2%	124	16.9%	126	17.0%	137	17.1%
Grade 1:	117	14.6%	128	17.3%	99	15.6%	104	15.9%	107	14.6%	116	15.7%	120	14.9%
Grade 2:	129	16.1%	110	14.8%	106	16.7%	86	13.1%	101	13.8%	129	17.4%	122	15.2%
Grade 3:	112	14.0%	117	15.8%	102	16.1%	101	15.4%	135	18.4%	129	17.4%	124	15.4%
Grade 4:	114	14.3%	92	12.4%	86	13.6%	100	15.3%	116	15.8%	98	13.2%	125	15.6%
Grade 5:	95	11.9%	93	12.5%	101	16.0%	111	16.9%	105	14.3%	110	14.8%	151	18.8%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	424	53.0%	394	53.1%	333	52.6%	332	50.7%	371	50.6%	363	49.0%	402	50.1%
Female:	376	47.0%	348	46.9%	300	47.4%	323	49.3%	349	47.6%	334	45.1%	368	45.8%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	14	1.8%	9	1.2%	9	1.4%	9	1.4%	11	1.5%	12	1.6%	15	1.9%
Hispanic:	524	65.5%	455	61.3%	366	57.8%	365	55.7%	395	53.9%	401	54.1%	448	55.8%
Black:	181	22.6%	202	27.2%	182	28.8%	207	31.6%	239	32.6%	215	29.0%	229	28.5%
White:	67	8.4%	71	9.6%	70	11.1%	67	10.2%	83	11.3%	77	10.4%	82	10.2%
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:	13	1.6%	5	0.7%	6	0.9%	7	1.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	565	70.6%	529	71.3%	455	71.9%	435	66.4%	424	57.8%	413	55.7%	391	48.7%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	79	9.9%	66	8.9%	61	9.6%	55	8.4%	64	8.7%	88	11.9%	125	15.6%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.38		15.14		14.72		15.23		14.96		14.80		15.40

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	322	N/A
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	331	N/A
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	335	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	338	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	338	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	190	202	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	190	203	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	287	299	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	303	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	302	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	307	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	306	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	193	199	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	192	198	N/A
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	309	N/A
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	309	N/A
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	315	N/A
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	316	N/A
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	321	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	327	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	328	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	334	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	207	216	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	214	217	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	313	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	314	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	311	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	311	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	313	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	317	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	320	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	319	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	208	212	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	208	211	N/A
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	326	N/A
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	329	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	331	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	332	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	333	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	225	223	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	215	221	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	287	302	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	282	299	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	305	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	288	304	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	292	304	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	220	220	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	213	219	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	270	288	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	277	295	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	281	303	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	306	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	310	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	317	N/A
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	315	N/A
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	194	200	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	54.1%	51.9%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	45.9%	48.1%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	9.0 years	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	50.8%	27.5%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	49.2%	72.5%

Mean Base Salary:	$46,126.0	$43,059.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$39,471.0	$36,570.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$53,004.0	$48,992.0

* Dr. Edward L. Whigham Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.