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Dr. Edward L. Whigham Elementary School
21545 Sw 87th Ave
Miami FL, 33189, Miami-Dade County
Phone: 305-234-4840
Ranking:
(1,912 out of 2,649, bottom 28%)*
(1,912 out of 2,649, bottom 28%)*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
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 49 | 50 | 52 | |||
| Total Students: | 733 | 741 | 803 | |||
| Prekindergarten: | 45 | 6.1% | 33 | 4.5% | 24 | 3.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 124 | 16.9% | 126 | 17.0% | 137 | 17.1% |
| Grade 1: | 107 | 14.6% | 116 | 15.7% | 120 | 14.9% |
| Grade 2: | 101 | 13.8% | 129 | 17.4% | 122 | 15.2% |
| Grade 3: | 135 | 18.4% | 129 | 17.4% | 124 | 15.4% |
| Grade 4: | 116 | 15.8% | 98 | 13.2% | 125 | 15.6% |
| Grade 5: | 105 | 14.3% | 110 | 14.8% | 151 | 18.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 371 | 50.6% | 363 | 49.0% | 402 | 50.1% |
| Female: | 349 | 47.6% | 334 | 45.1% | 368 | 45.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander: | 11 | 1.5% | 12 | 1.6% | 15 | 1.9% |
| Hispanic: | 395 | 53.9% | 401 | 54.1% | 448 | 55.8% |
| Black | 239 | 32.6% | 215 | 29.0% | 229 | 28.5% |
| White: | 83 | 11.3% | 77 | 10.4% | 82 | 10.2% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 424 | 57.8% | 413 | 55.7% | 391 | 48.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 64 | 8.7% | 88 | 11.9% | 125 | 15.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 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 | 328 |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317 | 331 | 333 |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316 | 335 | 337 |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309 | 338 | 337 |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320 | 338 | 337 |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 190 | 202 | 202 |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 287 | 299 | 309 |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 293 | 303 | 313 |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297 | 302 | 313 |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 293 | 307 | 314 |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306 | 306 | 314 |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 193 | 199 | 201 |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304 | 309 | 312 |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 294 | 309 | 312 |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312 | 315 | 318 |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305 | 316 | 319 |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317 | 321 | 324 |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309 | 327 | 330 |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315 | 328 | 330 |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319 | 334 | 331 |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 207 | 216 | 215 |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315 | 313 | 318 |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308 | 314 | 319 |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304 | 311 | 314 |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303 | 311 | 316 |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319 | 313 | 319 |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311 | 317 | 324 |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307 | 320 | 323 |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310 | 319 | 323 |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 208 | 212 | 213 |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308 | 326 | 332 |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307 | 329 | 333 |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329 | 331 | 335 |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308 | 332 | 336 |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310 | 333 | 336 |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 225 | 223 | 222 |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 287 | 302 | 310 |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 282 | 299 | 305 |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310 | 305 | 311 |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 288 | 304 | 310 |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 292 | 304 | 310 |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 220 | 220 | 221 |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 270 | 288 | 299 |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 277 | 295 | 306 |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 281 | 303 | 310 |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310 | 306 | 314 |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298 | 310 | 318 |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297 | 317 | 322 |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322 | 315 | 322 |
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.