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Laura C. Saunders Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

505 Sw 8th St

Homestead FL, 33030, Miami-Dade County

Phone: 305-247-3933

Ranking:

(2,452 out of 2,614, bottom 6%)*

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:	49		49		51		57		61		63		75
Total Students:	736		702		726		797		839		972		930
Prekindergarten:	20	2.7%	20	2.8%	18	2.5%	18	2.3%	47	5.6%	45	4.6%	50	5.4%
Kindergarten:	122	16.6%	130	18.5%	131	18.0%	127	15.9%	99	11.8%	145	14.9%	173	18.6%
Grade 1:	124	16.8%	129	18.4%	108	14.9%	111	13.9%	127	15.1%	158	16.3%	145	15.6%
Grade 2:	128	17.4%	112	16.0%	112	15.4%	127	15.9%	152	18.1%	158	16.3%	169	18.2%
Grade 3:	125	17.0%	118	16.8%	122	16.8%	147	18.4%	168	20.0%	172	17.7%	167	18.0%
Grade 4:	106	14.4%	95	13.5%	97	13.4%	142	17.8%	123	14.7%	148	15.2%	116	12.5%
Grade 5:	111	15.1%	98	14.0%	138	19.0%	125	15.7%	123	14.7%	146	15.0%	110	11.8%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	400	54.3%	362	51.6%	377	51.9%	444	55.7%	422	50.3%	509	52.4%	505	54.3%
Female:	336	45.7%	340	48.4%	349	48.1%	353	44.3%	407	48.5%	449	46.2%	415	44.6%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	2	0.3%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%
Hispanic:	365	49.6%	353	50.3%	342	47.1%	390	48.9%	396	47.2%	459	47.2%	443	47.6%
Black:	356	48.4%	336	47.9%	368	50.7%	389	48.8%	431	51.4%	497	51.1%	469	50.4%
White:	11	1.5%	12	1.7%	15	2.1%	15	1.9%	10	1.2%	9	0.9%	11	1.2%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	2	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	732	99.5%	699	99.6%	709	97.7%	784	98.4%	804	95.8%	916	94.2%	865	93.0%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	13	1.8%	7	0.9%	10	1.2%	14	1.4%	23	2.5%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.02		14.33		14.24		13.98		13.75		15.40		12.50

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	322	N/A
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	331	N/A
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	335	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	338	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	290	338	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	197	202	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	206	203	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	276	299	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	267	303	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	262	302	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	271	307	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	256	306	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	185	199	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	189	198	N/A
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	309	N/A
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	287	309	N/A
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	315	N/A
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299	316	N/A
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	321	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	287	327	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	328	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	334	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	209	216	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	210	217	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	285	313	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	280	314	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	276	311	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	285	311	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	313	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	284	317	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	288	320	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	277	319	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	199	212	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	202	211	N/A
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	326	N/A
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	329	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299	331	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	332	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	292	333	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	208	223	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	217	221	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	273	302	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	263	299	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	270	305	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	267	304	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	266	304	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	204	220	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	211	219	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	250	288	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	287	295	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	282	303	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	267	306	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	274	310	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	278	317	N/A
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	272	315	N/A
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	201	200	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	70.9%	58.6%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	29.1%	41.4%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	8.0 years	11.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	69.1%	45.5%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	30.9%	54.5%

Mean Base Salary:	$53,248.0	$51,145.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$46,325.0	$44,193.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$68,723.0	$62,129.0

* Laura C. Saunders Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.