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Herbert A. Ammons Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

17990 Sw 142nd Ave

Miami FL, 33177, Miami-Dade County

Phone: 305-971-0158

Ranking:

(38 out of 2,614, top 1%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8

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:	49		53		54		55		54		56		55
Total Students:	1,216		1,204		1,204		1,165		1,176		1,161		1,163
Grade 6:	406	33.4%	409	34.0%	423	35.1%	379	32.5%	409	34.8%	387	33.3%	389	33.4%
Grade 7:	402	33.1%	418	34.7%	393	32.6%	397	34.1%	397	33.8%	383	33.0%	405	34.8%
Grade 8:	408	33.6%	377	31.3%	388	32.2%	389	33.4%	370	31.5%	391	33.7%	369	31.7%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	592	48.7%	588	48.8%	554	46.0%	510	43.8%	499	42.4%	459	39.5%	465	40.0%
Female:	624	51.3%	616	51.2%	650	54.0%	655	56.2%	659	56.0%	653	56.2%	653	56.1%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	2	0.2%	2	0.2%	2	0.2%	0	0.0%	3	0.3%	4	0.3%	4	0.3%
Asian:	46	3.8%	39	3.2%	40	3.3%	39	3.3%	45	3.8%	44	3.8%	50	4.3%
Hispanic:	828	68.1%	802	66.6%	768	63.8%	758	65.1%	734	62.4%	680	58.6%	631	54.3%
Black:	137	11.3%	152	12.6%	164	13.6%	149	12.8%	184	15.6%	205	17.7%	251	21.6%
White:	190	15.6%	194	16.1%	216	17.9%	208	17.9%	200	17.0%	187	16.1%	186	16.0%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	13	1.1%	15	1.2%	13	1.1%	10	0.9%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	410	33.7%	440	36.5%	428	35.5%	446	38.3%	441	37.5%	373	32.1%	350	30.1%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	187	15.4%	167	13.9%	158	13.1%	128	11.0%	161	13.7%	161	13.9%	175	15.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	24.82		22.72		22.30		21.18		21.78		20.90		21.30

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
EOC
2012	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	421	400	402
2013	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	430	407	406
2013	Biology 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	434	401	404
FCAT
2004	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341	283	301
2005	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	352	293	305
2006	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	360	305	312
2007	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344	298	307
2008	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	353	304	313
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	363	310	316
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	364	312	319
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	358	309	319
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	243	225	227
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	245	225	226
2004	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	275	297
2005	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334	282	299
2006	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	350	306	311
2007	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339	297	306
2008	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	343	300	310
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	351	304	313
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	360	306	315
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	360	309	315
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	240	223	225
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	241	224	225
2007	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	357	305	312
2008	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	348	309	315
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	353	307	314
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	358	310	314
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	354	308	314
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	250	233	236
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	250	233	235
2007	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	354	306	313
2008	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	353	307	315
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	350	309	318
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	366	315	322
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	371	316	322
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	247	229	231
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	250	230	231
2004	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344	298	311
2005	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	350	301	313
2006	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	354	304	314
2007	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	358	307	318
2008	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	364	319	324
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	351	316	322
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	356	318	324
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	359	323	325
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	262	242	243
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	248	232	240
2004	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	281	295
2005	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330	282	297
2006	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335	289	299
2007	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	343	292	303
2008	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	346	304	310
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341	305	312
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	348	306	312
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	351	308	313
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	257	236	237
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	255	237	237
2006	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332	270	289
2007	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	346	280	298
2008	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	352	295	305
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345	292	305
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	349	295	310
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	364	306	315
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	365	308	316
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	213	197	200

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	48.1%	55.1%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	51.9%	44.9%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	32.7%	29.5%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	67.3%	70.5%

Mean Base Salary:	$51,187.0	$44,111.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$45,272.0	$39,113.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$54,060.0	$47,758.0

* Herbert A. Ammons Middle School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.