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Palm Springs Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1025 West 56th St

Hialeah FL, 33012, Miami-Dade County

Phone: 305-821-2460

Ranking:

(2,085 out of 2,614, bottom 20%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8

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:	72		75		71		62		69		78		77
Total Students:	1,230		1,273		1,165		1,101		1,202		1,318		1,398
Grade 6:	311	25.3%	405	31.8%	396	34.0%	339	30.8%	356	29.6%	376	28.5%	488	34.9%
Grade 7:	447	36.3%	449	35.3%	373	32.0%	366	33.2%	385	32.0%	453	34.4%	459	32.8%
Grade 8:	472	38.4%	419	32.9%	396	34.0%	396	36.0%	461	38.4%	489	37.1%	451	32.3%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	674	54.8%	702	55.1%	655	56.2%	605	55.0%	668	55.6%	707	53.6%	737	52.7%
Female:	556	45.2%	571	44.9%	510	43.8%	496	45.0%	526	43.8%	601	45.6%	655	46.9%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%
Asian:	8	0.7%	7	0.5%	5	0.4%	5	0.5%	6	0.5%	8	0.6%	8	0.6%
Hispanic:	1,149	93.4%	1,181	92.8%	1,104	94.8%	1,052	95.5%	1,136	94.5%	1,248	94.7%	1,323	94.6%
Black:	46	3.7%	52	4.1%	21	1.8%	14	1.3%	27	2.2%	24	1.8%	26	1.9%
White:	25	2.0%	31	2.4%	34	2.9%	29	2.6%	32	2.7%	35	2.7%	39	2.8%
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%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	1,015	82.5%	1,045	82.1%	935	80.3%	888	80.7%	883	73.5%	878	66.6%	817	58.4%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	120	9.8%	135	10.6%	129	11.1%	106	9.6%	170	14.1%	226	17.1%	260	18.6%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.08		16.97		16.41		17.76		17.42		16.90		18.20

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
EOC
2012	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	416	400	402
2013	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	418	407	406
FCAT
2004	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	282	283	301
2005	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	291	293	305
2006	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	305	312
2007	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	298	307
2008	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	304	313
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	310	316
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	312	319
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	309	319
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	221	225	227
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	216	225	226
2004	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	269	275	297
2005	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	274	282	299
2006	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	306	311
2007	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	289	297	306
2008	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	284	300	310
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	304	313
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	291	306	315
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	309	315
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	217	223	225
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	215	224	225
2007	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	305	312
2008	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	309	315
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	307	314
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	310	314
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	308	314
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	232	233	236
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	230	233	235
2007	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	306	313
2008	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	307	315
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	309	318
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	315	322
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299	316	322
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	222	229	231
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	225	230	231
2004	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	298	311
2005	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	301	313
2006	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	304	314
2007	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	307	318
2008	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	319	324
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	316	322
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	318	324
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	323	325
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	240	242	243
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	223	232	240
2004	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	273	281	295
2005	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	278	282	297
2006	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	287	289	299
2007	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	291	292	303
2008	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	304	310
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	305	312
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	306	312
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	308	313
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	229	236	237
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	228	237	237
2006	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	261	270	289
2007	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	276	280	298
2008	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	283	295	305
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	282	292	305
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	287	295	310
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	306	315
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	285	308	316
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	189	197	200

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	50.7%	56.8%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	49.3%	43.2%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	16.0 years	15.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	29.9%	21.4%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	70.1%	78.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$53,143.0	$49,189.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$39,831.0	$36,879.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$58,808.0	$53,338.0

* Palm Springs Middle School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.