Sweetwater Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

10655 Sw 4th St

Miami FL, 33174, Miami-Dade County

Phone: 305-559-1101

Ranking:

(1,425 out of 2,614, bottom 45%)*

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:	55		61		64		65		63		67		70
Total Students:	842		883		907		941		997		1,003		979
Prekindergarten:	56	6.7%	58	6.6%	57	6.3%	52	5.5%	52	5.2%	53	5.3%	52	5.3%
Kindergarten:	121	14.4%	124	14.0%	121	13.3%	140	14.9%	141	14.1%	153	15.3%	147	15.0%
Grade 1:	125	14.8%	124	14.0%	153	16.9%	149	15.8%	151	15.1%	157	15.7%	154	15.7%
Grade 2:	119	14.1%	152	17.2%	142	15.7%	141	15.0%	158	15.8%	148	14.8%	154	15.7%
Grade 3:	150	17.8%	150	17.0%	133	14.7%	152	16.2%	157	15.7%	158	15.8%	191	19.5%
Grade 4:	131	15.6%	130	14.7%	143	15.8%	151	16.0%	149	14.9%	184	18.3%	143	14.6%
Grade 5:	140	16.6%	145	16.4%	158	17.4%	156	16.6%	189	19.0%	150	15.0%	138	14.1%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	447	53.1%	461	52.2%	466	51.4%	472	50.2%	500	50.2%	497	49.6%	472	48.2%
Female:	395	46.9%	422	47.8%	441	48.6%	469	49.8%	488	48.9%	494	49.3%	498	50.9%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	3	0.4%	1	0.1%	3	0.3%	1	0.1%	2	0.2%	4	0.4%	8	0.8%
Hispanic:	834	99.0%	871	98.6%	893	98.5%	929	98.7%	981	98.4%	982	97.9%	952	97.2%
Black:	2	0.2%	4	0.5%	3	0.3%	4	0.4%	6	0.6%	7	0.7%	4	0.4%
White:	3	0.4%	7	0.8%	8	0.9%	6	0.6%	7	0.7%	6	0.6%	10	1.0%
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:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	719	85.4%	749	84.8%	767	84.6%	773	82.1%	794	79.6%	690	68.8%	665	67.9%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	88	10.5%	97	11.0%	89	9.8%	109	11.6%	142	14.2%	173	17.2%	163	16.6%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.31		14.48		14.17		14.48		15.83		15.00		14.10

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337	322	N/A
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341	331	N/A
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	335	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	349	338	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339	338	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	196	202	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	201	203	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299	299	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	303	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	302	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	307	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	306	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	195	199	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	196	198	N/A
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	309	N/A
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	309	N/A
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	315	N/A
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	316	N/A
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	321	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333	327	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	328	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341	334	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	218	216	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	213	217	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	313	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	314	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	311	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	311	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	313	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	317	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	320	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	319	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	212	212	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	206	211	N/A
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	326	N/A
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337	329	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	331	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	332	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	333	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	220	223	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	219	221	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	302	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	299	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	305	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	304	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	304	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	221	220	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	217	219	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	286	288	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	295	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	303	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	306	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	310	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	317	N/A
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	315	N/A
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	198	200	N/A

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Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	38.2%	37.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	61.8%	62.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	15.0 years	17.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	30.9%	17.4%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	69.1%	82.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$52,276.0	$49,209.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$39,228.0	$36,814.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$58,113.0	$54,547.0

* Sweetwater 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.