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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	328
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337	331	333
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344	335	337
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344	338	337
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	349	338	337
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	201	202	202
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	202	203	201
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	299	309
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	303	313
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	302	313
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	307	314
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	306	314
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	199	199	201
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	194	198	201
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	309	312
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	309	312
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	315	318
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	316	319
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330	321	324
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338	327	330
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	328	330
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	334	331
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	211	216	215
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	216	217	215
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	313	318
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	314	319
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	311	314
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	311	316
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	313	319
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	317	324
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	320	323
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	319	323
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	208	212	213
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	209	211	212
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	326	332
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	329	333
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332	331	335
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	332	336
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	343	333	336
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	220	223	222
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	216	221	221
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	289	302	310
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	299	305
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	305	311
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	304	310
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	304	310
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	220	220	221
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	215	219	220
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	291	288	299
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	286	295	306
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	303	310
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	306	314
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	310	318
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337	317	322
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	315	322
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	195	200	201

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

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.