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Miami Palmetto Senior High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

7460 Sw 118th St

Miami FL, 33156, Miami-Dade County

Phone: 305-235-1360

Ranking:

(76 out of 492, top 15%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 8 to Grade 12

School District: Dade County School District

Title I Eligible School: No

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:	120		127		129		137		140		155		163
Total Students:	2,714		2,797		2,886		3,047		3,092		3,168		3,311
Grade 8:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Grade 9:	624	23.0%	642	23.0%	679	23.5%	724	23.8%	766	24.8%	783	24.7%	866	26.2%
Grade 10:	655	24.1%	709	25.3%	721	25.0%	771	25.3%	768	24.8%	820	25.9%	848	25.6%
Grade 11:	691	25.5%	718	25.7%	741	25.7%	765	25.1%	806	26.1%	784	24.7%	761	23.0%
Grade 12:	744	27.4%	728	26.0%	745	25.8%	787	25.8%	752	24.3%	781	24.7%	836	25.2%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	1,410	52.0%	1,422	50.8%	1,487	51.5%	1,612	52.9%	1,601	51.8%	1,588	50.1%	1,679	50.7%
Female:	1,304	48.0%	1,375	49.2%	1,399	48.5%	1,435	47.1%	1,454	47.0%	1,503	47.4%	1,564	47.2%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	4	0.1%	8	0.3%	7	0.2%	8	0.3%	11	0.4%	6	0.2%	7	0.2%
Asian:	126	4.6%	115	4.1%	132	4.6%	126	4.1%	127	4.1%	143	4.5%	162	4.9%
Hispanic:	1,167	43.0%	1,150	41.1%	1,153	40.0%	1,181	38.8%	1,143	37.0%	1,121	35.4%	1,153	34.8%
Black:	456	16.8%	482	17.2%	486	16.8%	526	17.3%	549	17.8%	536	16.9%	595	18.0%
White:	938	34.6%	1,013	36.2%	1,078	37.4%	1,175	38.6%	1,233	39.9%	1,293	40.8%	1,330	40.2%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	1	0.0%	1	0.0%	1	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	23	0.8%	28	1.0%	29	1.0%	30	1.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	820	30.2%	747	26.7%	689	23.9%	658	21.6%	527	17.0%	456	14.4%	418	12.6%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	134	4.9%	106	3.8%	120	4.2%	85	2.8%	92	3.0%	82	2.6%	79	2.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	22.62		22.02		22.37		22.24		22.09		20.50		20.30

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
EOC
2012	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	400	400	N/A
2013	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	403	407	N/A
2013	Biology 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	410	401	N/A
2013	Geometry	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	409	400	N/A
FCAT
2004	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341	311	N/A
2005	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338	311	N/A
2006	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	342	316	N/A
2007	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335	315	N/A
2008	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339	320	N/A
2009	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	343	322	N/A
2010	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	346	330	N/A
2011	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337	326	N/A
2004	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	287	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	282	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	290	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	288	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	294	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	298	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335	306	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	308	N/A
2012	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	251	242	N/A
2013	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	253	244	N/A
2006	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	282	N/A
2007	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	286	N/A
2008	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	292	N/A
2009	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	290	N/A
2010	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	294	N/A
2011	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	302	N/A
2007	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	290	N/A
2008	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	299	N/A
2009	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	308	N/A
2010	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	306	N/A
2007	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	296	N/A
2008	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330	301	N/A
2009	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334	311	N/A
2010	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	310	N/A
2011	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333	308	N/A
2012	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	246	237	N/A
2013	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	248	239	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	47.0%	46.6%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	53.0%	53.4%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years	15.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	32.5%	22.1%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	67.5%	77.9%

Mean Base Salary:	$52,065.0	$48,319.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$41,204.0	$37,736.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$57,283.0	$52,949.0

* Miami Palmetto Senior High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.