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John A. Ferguson Senior High High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

15900 Sw 56th St

Miami FL, 33185, Miami-Dade County

Phone: 305-408-2700

Ranking:

(128 out of 492, top 26%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 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:	182		188		191		198		195		202		197
Total Students:	4,234		4,132		4,245		4,289		4,186		4,154		4,083
Grade 9:	1,079	25.5%	1,055	25.5%	1,102	26.0%	1,171	27.3%	1,049	25.1%	1,138	27.4%	1,168	28.6%
Grade 10:	1,069	25.2%	1,078	26.1%	1,143	26.9%	1,058	24.7%	1,111	26.5%	1,209	29.1%	1,181	28.9%
Grade 11:	1,003	23.7%	1,038	25.1%	977	23.0%	1,040	24.2%	1,059	25.3%	878	21.1%	849	20.8%
Grade 12:	1,083	25.6%	961	23.3%	1,023	24.1%	1,020	23.8%	967	23.1%	929	22.4%	885	21.7%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	2,038	48.1%	2,045	49.5%	2,109	49.7%	2,103	49.0%	2,053	49.0%	2,034	49.0%	1,997	48.9%
Female:	2,196	51.9%	2,087	50.5%	2,136	50.3%	2,186	51.0%	2,121	50.7%	2,061	49.6%	2,037	49.9%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	12	0.3%	12	0.3%	6	0.1%	6	0.1%	4	0.1%	3	0.1%	3	0.1%
Asian:	88	2.1%	93	2.3%	91	2.1%	83	1.9%	87	2.1%	68	1.6%	72	1.8%
Hispanic:	3,732	88.1%	3,629	87.8%	3,708	87.3%	3,732	87.0%	3,639	86.9%	3,609	86.9%	3,559	87.2%
Black:	93	2.2%	93	2.3%	111	2.6%	117	2.7%	99	2.4%	89	2.1%	79	1.9%
White:	305	7.2%	300	7.3%	326	7.7%	347	8.1%	353	8.4%	334	8.0%	325	8.0%
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:	4	0.1%	5	0.1%	3	0.1%	4	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	2,047	48.3%	2,023	49.0%	1,943	45.8%	1,920	44.8%	1,548	37.0%	1,197	28.8%	1,039	25.4%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	518	12.2%	488	11.8%	493	11.6%	401	9.3%	449	10.7%	420	10.1%	423	10.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	23.26		21.98		22.23		21.66		21.47		20.70		20.70

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
EOC
2012	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	393	400	N/A
2013	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	397	407	N/A
2013	Biology 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	407	401	N/A
2013	Geometry	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	401	400	N/A
FCAT
2005	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	311	N/A
2006	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330	316	N/A
2007	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	315	N/A
2008	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333	320	N/A
2009	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335	322	N/A
2010	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341	330	N/A
2011	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338	326	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	282	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	290	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	288	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	294	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	298	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	306	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	308	N/A
2012	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	247	242	N/A
2013	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	249	244	N/A
2006	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	282	N/A
2007	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	286	N/A
2008	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	292	N/A
2009	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	290	N/A
2010	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	294	N/A
2011	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	302	N/A
2007	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	290	N/A
2008	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	299	N/A
2009	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	308	N/A
2010	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	306	N/A
2007	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	296	N/A
2008	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	301	N/A
2009	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	311	N/A
2010	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	310	N/A
2011	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	308	N/A
2012	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	245	237	N/A
2013	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	246	239	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	53.0%	56.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	47.0%	44.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	9.0 years	10.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	43.9%	34.1%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	56.1%	65.9%

Mean Base Salary:	$45,897.0	$42,589.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$39,641.0	$37,892.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$50,793.0	$47,407.0

* John A. Ferguson Senior High High 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.