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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	328
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	331	333
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	335	337
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	338	337
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	290	338	337
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	197	202	202
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	206	203	201
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	276	299	309
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	267	303	313
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	262	302	313
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	271	307	314
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	256	306	314
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	185	199	201
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	189	198	201
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	309	312
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	287	309	312
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	315	318
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299	316	319
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	321	324
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	287	327	330
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	328	330
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	334	331
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	209	216	215
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	210	217	215
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	285	313	318
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	280	314	319
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	276	311	314
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	285	311	316
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	313	319
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	284	317	324
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	288	320	323
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	277	319	323
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	199	212	213
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	202	211	212
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	326	332
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	329	333
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299	331	335
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	332	336
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	292	333	336
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	208	223	222
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	217	221	221
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	273	302	310
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	263	299	305
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	270	305	311
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	267	304	310
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	266	304	310
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	204	220	221
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	211	219	220
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	250	288	299
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	287	295	306
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	282	303	310
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	267	306	314
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	274	310	318
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	278	317	322
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	272	315	322
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	201	200	201

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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.