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Norma Butler Bossard Elementary School
15950 Sw 144th St Miami FL, 33196, Miami-Dade County Phone: 305-254-5200 Ranking:  (476 out of 2,614, top 18%)*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: | 82 | 85 | 89 | 84 | 81 | 86 | 77 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,289 | 1,258 | 1,317 | 1,282 | 1,296 | 1,317 | 1,215 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 19 | 1.5% | 19 | 1.5% | 20 | 1.5% | 17 | 1.3% | 18 | 1.4% | 18 | 1.4% | 17 | 1.4% |
| Kindergarten: | 186 | 14.4% | 194 | 15.4% | 208 | 15.8% | 175 | 13.7% | 194 | 15.0% | 200 | 15.2% | 228 | 18.8% |
| Grade 1: | 228 | 17.7% | 206 | 16.4% | 174 | 13.2% | 202 | 15.8% | 203 | 15.7% | 227 | 17.2% | 240 | 19.8% |
| Grade 2: | 224 | 17.4% | 176 | 14.0% | 221 | 16.8% | 197 | 15.4% | 217 | 16.7% | 250 | 19.0% | 204 | 16.8% |
| Grade 3: | 185 | 14.4% | 229 | 18.2% | 219 | 16.6% | 235 | 18.3% | 256 | 19.8% | 216 | 16.4% | 207 | 17.0% |
| Grade 4: | 228 | 17.7% | 206 | 16.4% | 228 | 17.3% | 249 | 19.4% | 215 | 16.6% | 199 | 15.1% | 193 | 15.9% |
| Grade 5: | 219 | 17.0% | 228 | 18.1% | 247 | 18.8% | 207 | 16.1% | 193 | 14.9% | 207 | 15.7% | 126 | 10.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 646 | 50.1% | 607 | 48.3% | 640 | 48.6% | 623 | 48.6% | 631 | 48.7% | 656 | 49.8% | 610 | 50.2% |
| Female: | 643 | 49.9% | 651 | 51.7% | 677 | 51.4% | 659 | 51.4% | 641 | 49.5% | 607 | 46.1% | 558 | 45.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 31 | 2.4% | 30 | 2.4% | 36 | 2.7% | 43 | 3.4% | 44 | 3.4% | 40 | 3.0% | 35 | 2.9% |
| Hispanic: | 1,118 | 86.7% | 1,077 | 85.6% | 1,115 | 84.7% | 1,053 | 82.1% | 1,050 | 81.0% | 993 | 75.4% | 898 | 73.9% |
| Black: | 44 | 3.4% | 45 | 3.6% | 46 | 3.5% | 55 | 4.3% | 57 | 4.4% | 73 | 5.5% | 69 | 5.7% |
| White: | 80 | 6.2% | 91 | 7.2% | 107 | 8.1% | 115 | 9.0% | 129 | 10.0% | 164 | 12.5% | 168 | 13.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 13 | 1.0% | 12 | 1.0% | 10 | 0.8% | 15 | 1.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 633 | 49.1% | 587 | 46.7% | 633 | 48.1% | 585 | 45.6% | 549 | 42.4% | 443 | 33.6% | 324 | 26.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 174 | 13.5% | 166 | 13.2% | 145 | 11.0% | 133 | 10.4% | 135 | 10.4% | 128 | 9.7% | 123 | 10.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.72 | 14.80 | 14.80 | 15.26 | 16.00 | 15.40 | 15.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| FCAT | ||||||
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360 | 335 | 337 |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368 | 338 | 337 |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364 | 338 | 337 |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 208 | 202 | 202 |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 213 | 203 | 201 |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329 | 302 | 313 |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335 | 307 | 314 |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323 | 306 | 314 |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 205 | 199 | 201 |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 205 | 198 | 201 |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342 | 327 | 330 |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355 | 328 | 330 |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354 | 334 | 331 |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 222 | 216 | 215 |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 221 | 217 | 215 |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334 | 317 | 324 |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337 | 320 | 323 |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342 | 319 | 323 |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 217 | 212 | 213 |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 216 | 211 | 212 |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337 | 331 | 335 |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354 | 332 | 336 |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346 | 333 | 336 |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 227 | 223 | 222 |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 223 | 221 | 221 |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319 | 305 | 311 |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327 | 304 | 310 |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335 | 304 | 310 |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 228 | 220 | 221 |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 223 | 219 | 220 |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327 | 306 | 314 |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340 | 310 | 318 |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350 | 317 | 322 |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327 | 315 | 322 |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 200 | 200 | 201 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 61.1% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 38.9% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 6.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 61.1% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 38.9% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $40,938.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $38,463.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,827.0 |
* Norma Butler Bossard Elementary 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.