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Ruben Dario Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

350 Nw 97th Ave

Miami FL, 33172, Miami-Dade County

Phone: 305-226-0179

Ranking:

(1,732 out of 2,614, bottom 34%)*

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:	35		37		36		46		45		51		59
Total Students:	624		695		746		841		773		799		878
Grade 6:	182	29.2%	203	29.2%	196	26.3%	287	34.1%	271	35.1%	244	30.5%	260	29.6%
Grade 7:	212	34.0%	223	32.1%	269	36.1%	278	33.1%	251	32.5%	253	31.7%	310	35.3%
Grade 8:	230	36.9%	269	38.7%	281	37.7%	276	32.8%	251	32.5%	302	37.8%	308	35.1%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	326	52.2%	393	56.5%	417	55.9%	466	55.4%	413	53.4%	438	54.8%	496	56.5%
Female:	298	47.8%	302	43.5%	329	44.1%	375	44.6%	352	45.5%	347	43.4%	371	42.3%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	2	0.3%	1	0.1%
Asian:	2	0.3%	1	0.1%	3	0.4%	2	0.2%	2	0.3%	2	0.3%	6	0.7%
Hispanic:	589	94.4%	654	94.1%	702	94.1%	807	96.0%	736	95.2%	754	94.4%	810	92.3%
Black:	22	3.5%	28	4.0%	21	2.8%	17	2.0%	22	2.8%	21	2.6%	32	3.6%
White:	10	1.6%	12	1.7%	20	2.7%	15	1.8%	12	1.6%	14	1.8%	22	2.5%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	462	74.0%	536	77.1%	578	77.5%	636	75.6%	558	72.2%	517	64.7%	532	60.6%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	85	13.6%	85	12.2%	75	10.1%	87	10.3%	96	12.4%	106	13.3%	154	17.5%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.83		18.78		20.72		18.28		17.18		15.80		15.00

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
EOC
2012	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	425	400	402
2013	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	423	407	406
FCAT
2004	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	283	283	301
2005	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	293	305
2006	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	305	312
2007	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	298	307
2008	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	304	313
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	310	316
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	312	319
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	292	309	319
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	216	225	227
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	215	225	226
2004	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	272	275	297
2005	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	277	282	299
2006	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	306	311
2007	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	297	306
2008	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	300	310
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	304	313
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	306	315
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	309	315
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	216	223	225
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	219	224	225
2007	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	305	312
2008	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	309	315
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	307	314
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	310	314
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	308	314
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	232	233	236
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	229	233	235
2007	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	306	313
2008	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	307	315
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	309	318
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	315	322
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	316	322
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	228	229	231
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	225	230	231
2004	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	298	311
2005	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	301	313
2006	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	304	314
2007	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	307	318
2008	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	319	324
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	316	322
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	318	324
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	323	325
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	243	242	243
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	232	232	240
2004	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	279	281	295
2005	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	279	282	297
2006	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	292	289	299
2007	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	292	303
2008	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	304	310
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	305	312
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	306	312
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	308	313
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	233	236	237
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	234	237	237
2006	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	267	270	289
2007	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	281	280	298
2008	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	291	295	305
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	292	305
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	295	310
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	306	315
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	308	316
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	195	197	200

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	51.9%	52.9%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	48.1%	47.1%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	9.0 years	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	46.3%	28.6%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	53.7%	71.4%

Mean Base Salary:	$47,422.0	$45,935.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$40,889.0	$39,451.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$53,054.0	$51,515.0

* Ruben Dario Middle School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.