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Miami Gardens Elementary School
4444 Nw 195th St
Opa Locka FL, 33055, Miami-Dade County
Phone: 305-625-5321
Ranking:
(1,984 out of 2,649, bottom 25%)*
(1,984 out of 2,649, bottom 25%)*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
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 25 | 27 | 31 | |||
| Total Students: | 326 | 346 | 355 | |||
| Prekindergarten: | 26 | 8.0% | 26 | 7.5% | 24 | 6.8% |
| Kindergarten: | 31 | 9.5% | 51 | 14.7% | 47 | 13.2% |
| Grade 1: | 56 | 17.2% | 53 | 15.3% | 60 | 16.9% |
| Grade 2: | 50 | 15.3% | 54 | 15.6% | 54 | 15.2% |
| Grade 3: | 58 | 17.8% | 56 | 16.2% | 53 | 14.9% |
| Grade 4: | 57 | 17.5% | 45 | 13.0% | 58 | 16.3% |
| Grade 5: | 48 | 14.7% | 61 | 17.6% | 59 | 16.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 154 | 47.2% | 170 | 49.1% | 156 | 43.9% |
| Female: | 164 | 50.3% | 164 | 47.4% | 190 | 53.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 197 | 60.4% | 215 | 62.1% | 213 | 60.0% |
| Black | 118 | 36.2% | 118 | 34.1% | 127 | 35.8% |
| White: | 8 | 2.5% | 7 | 2.0% | 8 | 2.3% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 286 | 87.7% | 274 | 79.2% | 278 | 78.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 18 | 5.5% | 36 | 10.4% | 34 | 9.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.04 | 13.10 | 11.60 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| FCAT | ||||||
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297 | 322 | 328 |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348 | 331 | 333 |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329 | 335 | 337 |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352 | 338 | 337 |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304 | 338 | 337 |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 201 | 202 | 202 |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298 | 299 | 309 |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 293 | 303 | 313 |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297 | 302 | 313 |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318 | 307 | 314 |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 284 | 306 | 314 |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 196 | 199 | 201 |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298 | 309 | 312 |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 292 | 309 | 312 |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 285 | 315 | 318 |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 281 | 316 | 319 |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308 | 321 | 324 |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319 | 327 | 330 |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305 | 328 | 330 |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331 | 334 | 331 |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 214 | 216 | 215 |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298 | 313 | 318 |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300 | 314 | 319 |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297 | 311 | 314 |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 281 | 311 | 316 |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306 | 313 | 319 |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296 | 317 | 324 |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 293 | 320 | 323 |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302 | 319 | 323 |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 202 | 212 | 213 |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300 | 326 | 332 |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315 | 329 | 333 |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321 | 331 | 335 |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328 | 332 | 336 |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327 | 333 | 336 |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 223 | 223 | 222 |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 269 | 302 | 310 |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 279 | 299 | 305 |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 290 | 305 | 311 |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 287 | 304 | 310 |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 293 | 304 | 310 |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 216 | 220 | 221 |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 258 | 288 | 299 |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 255 | 295 | 306 |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 277 | 303 | 310 |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 282 | 306 | 314 |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 284 | 310 | 318 |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 282 | 317 | 322 |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 292 | 315 | 322 |
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Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 71.4% | 70.0% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 28.6% | 30.0% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 6.0 years | NA |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 76.2% | NA |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 23.8% | NA |
| Mean Base Salary: | $42,693.0 | $39,775.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $38,526.0 | NA |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $56,027.0 | NA |
* Miami Gardens Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.