Palm Lakes Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

7450 West 16th Ave

Hialeah FL, 33014, Miami-Dade County

Phone: 305-823-6970

Ranking:

(1,421 out of 2,614, bottom 46%)*

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:	53		60		62		61		61		68		65
Total Students:	775		865		894		903		891		925		922
Prekindergarten:	42	5.4%	46	5.3%	48	5.4%	48	5.3%	28	3.1%	34	3.7%	29	3.1%
Kindergarten:	91	11.7%	93	10.8%	131	14.7%	114	12.6%	128	14.4%	135	14.6%	131	14.2%
Grade 1:	101	13.0%	137	15.8%	125	14.0%	135	15.0%	134	15.0%	136	14.7%	134	14.5%
Grade 2:	132	17.0%	127	14.7%	143	16.0%	143	15.8%	148	16.6%	135	14.6%	157	17.0%
Grade 3:	133	17.2%	154	17.8%	142	15.9%	163	18.1%	124	13.9%	158	17.1%	163	17.7%
Grade 4:	140	18.1%	139	16.1%	164	18.3%	131	14.5%	163	18.3%	156	16.9%	158	17.1%
Grade 5:	136	17.5%	169	19.5%	141	15.8%	169	18.7%	166	18.6%	171	18.5%	150	16.3%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	426	55.0%	482	55.7%	488	54.6%	495	54.8%	473	53.1%	510	55.1%	510	55.3%
Female:	349	45.0%	383	44.3%	406	45.4%	408	45.2%	410	46.0%	407	44.0%	408	44.3%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	6	0.8%	5	0.6%	6	0.7%	6	0.7%	9	1.0%	10	1.1%	13	1.4%
Hispanic:	739	95.4%	821	94.9%	852	95.3%	861	95.3%	841	94.4%	857	92.6%	854	92.6%
Black:	14	1.8%	16	1.8%	14	1.6%	11	1.2%	11	1.2%	15	1.6%	10	1.1%
White:	15	1.9%	20	2.3%	20	2.2%	24	2.7%	30	3.4%	43	4.6%	45	4.9%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	1	0.1%	2	0.2%	2	0.2%	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	563	72.6%	644	74.5%	667	74.6%	670	74.2%	627	70.4%	571	61.7%	512	55.5%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	94	12.1%	89	10.3%	125	14.0%	109	12.1%	130	14.6%	169	18.3%	187	20.3%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.62		14.42		14.42		14.80		14.73		13.60		14.20

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	322	N/A
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337	331	N/A
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344	335	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344	338	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	349	338	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	201	202	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	202	203	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	299	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	303	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	302	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	307	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	306	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	199	199	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	194	198	N/A
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	309	N/A
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	309	N/A
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	315	N/A
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	316	N/A
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330	321	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338	327	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	328	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	334	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	211	216	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	216	217	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	313	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	314	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	311	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	311	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	313	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	317	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	320	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	319	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	208	212	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	209	211	N/A
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	326	N/A
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	329	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332	331	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	332	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	343	333	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	220	223	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	216	221	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	289	302	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	299	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	305	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	304	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	304	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	220	220	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	215	219	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	291	288	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	286	295	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	303	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	306	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	310	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337	317	N/A
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	315	N/A
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	195	200	N/A

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Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	69.2%	67.4%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	30.8%	32.6%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	10.0 years	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	44.2%	30.0%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	55.8%	70.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$46,122.0	$45,972.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$38,378.0	$35,735.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$52,263.0	$52,856.0

* Palm Lakes Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.