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Felix Varela Senior High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

15255 Sw 96th St

Miami FL, 33196, Miami-Dade County

Phone: 305-752-7900

Ranking:

(238 out of 492, top 48%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 8 to Grade 12

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:	132		134		133		141		147		158		171
Total Students:	3,169		3,157		3,024		3,053		3,074		3,368		3,591
Grade 8:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA
Grade 9:	784	24.7%	883	28.0%	875	28.9%	824	27.0%	736	23.9%	765	22.7%	910	25.3%
Grade 10:	839	26.5%	858	27.2%	797	26.4%	744	24.4%	741	24.1%	1,008	29.9%	952	26.5%
Grade 11:	840	26.5%	742	23.5%	707	23.4%	719	23.6%	867	28.2%	718	21.3%	849	23.6%
Grade 12:	706	22.3%	674	21.3%	645	21.3%	766	25.1%	730	23.7%	877	26.0%	880	24.5%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	1,671	52.7%	1,631	51.7%	1,531	50.6%	1,549	50.7%	1,547	50.3%	1,663	49.4%	1,766	49.2%
Female:	1,498	47.3%	1,526	48.3%	1,493	49.4%	1,504	49.3%	1,504	48.9%	1,622	48.2%	1,758	49.0%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	3	0.1%	3	0.1%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.0%	4	0.1%
Asian:	56	1.8%	54	1.7%	63	2.1%	73	2.4%	84	2.7%	85	2.5%	88	2.5%
Hispanic:	2,662	84.0%	2,623	83.1%	2,454	81.2%	2,455	80.4%	2,483	80.8%	2,699	80.1%	2,894	80.6%
Black:	138	4.4%	155	4.9%	173	5.7%	196	6.4%	186	6.1%	178	5.3%	179	5.0%
White:	299	9.4%	309	9.8%	322	10.6%	314	10.3%	306	10.0%	330	9.8%	363	10.1%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	1	0.0%	1	0.0%	1	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	11	0.3%	12	0.4%	10	0.3%	14	0.5%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	1,799	56.8%	1,739	55.1%	1,575	52.1%	1,463	47.9%	1,230	40.0%	1,193	35.4%	1,065	29.7%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	441	13.9%	440	13.9%	392	13.0%	310	10.2%	350	11.4%	419	12.4%	365	10.2%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	24.01		23.56		22.74		21.65		20.98		21.40		21.00

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
EOC
2012	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	391	400	N/A
2013	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	394	407	N/A
2013	Biology 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	405	401	N/A
2013	Geometry	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	398	400	N/A
FCAT
2004	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	311	N/A
2005	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	311	N/A
2006	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	316	N/A
2007	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	315	N/A
2008	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	320	N/A
2009	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	322	N/A
2010	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334	330	N/A
2011	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	326	N/A
2004	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	287	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	282	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	290	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	288	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	294	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	298	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	306	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	308	N/A
2012	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	243	242	N/A
2013	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	249	244	N/A
2006	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	287	282	N/A
2007	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	286	N/A
2008	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	292	N/A
2009	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	290	N/A
2010	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	294	N/A
2011	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	302	N/A
2007	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	290	N/A
2008	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	299	N/A
2009	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	308	N/A
2010	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	306	N/A
2007	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	296	N/A
2008	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	301	N/A
2009	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	311	N/A
2010	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	310	N/A
2011	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	308	N/A
2012	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	241	237	N/A
2013	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	241	239	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	57.6%	59.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	42.4%	41.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	8.0 years	9.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	45.5%	46.1%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	54.5%	53.9%

Mean Base Salary:	$46,233.0	$44,059.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$40,369.0	$38,829.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$51,120.0	$50,574.0

* Felix Varela Senior High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.