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Sylvania Heights Elementary School
5901 Sw 16th St
Miami FL, 33155, Miami-Dade County
Phone: 305-266-3511
Ranking:
(1,558 out of 2,649, bottom 41%)*
(1,558 out of 2,649, bottom 41%)*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
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 41 | 40 | 44 | |||
| Total Students: | 601 | 579 | 576 | |||
| Prekindergarten: | 10 | 1.7% | 14 | 2.4% | 8 | 1.4% |
| Kindergarten: | 85 | 14.1% | 78 | 13.5% | 78 | 13.5% |
| Grade 1: | 97 | 16.1% | 82 | 14.2% | 94 | 16.3% |
| Grade 2: | 85 | 14.1% | 94 | 16.2% | 105 | 18.2% |
| Grade 3: | 101 | 16.8% | 117 | 20.2% | 106 | 18.4% |
| Grade 4: | 113 | 18.8% | 95 | 16.4% | 98 | 17.0% |
| Grade 5: | 110 | 18.3% | 99 | 17.1% | 87 | 15.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 307 | 51.1% | 299 | 51.6% | 301 | 52.3% |
| Female: | 285 | 47.4% | 270 | 46.6% | 268 | 46.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 568 | 94.5% | 553 | 95.5% | 545 | 94.6% |
| Black | 6 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% |
| White: | 26 | 4.3% | 21 | 3.6% | 24 | 4.2% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 336 | 55.9% | 274 | 47.3% | 269 | 46.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 77 | 12.8% | 80 | 13.8% | 79 | 13.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.66 | 14.50 | 13.20 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| FCAT | ||||||
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315 | 322 | 328 |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321 | 331 | 333 |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334 | 335 | 337 |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309 | 338 | 337 |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331 | 338 | 337 |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 199 | 202 | 202 |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295 | 299 | 309 |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298 | 303 | 313 |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312 | 302 | 313 |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 288 | 307 | 314 |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307 | 306 | 314 |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 196 | 199 | 201 |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311 | 309 | 312 |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312 | 309 | 312 |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310 | 315 | 318 |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309 | 316 | 319 |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307 | 321 | 324 |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335 | 327 | 330 |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319 | 328 | 330 |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323 | 334 | 331 |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 207 | 216 | 215 |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316 | 313 | 318 |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315 | 314 | 319 |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315 | 311 | 314 |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304 | 311 | 316 |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315 | 313 | 319 |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322 | 317 | 324 |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320 | 320 | 323 |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332 | 319 | 323 |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 210 | 212 | 213 |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318 | 326 | 332 |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322 | 329 | 333 |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328 | 331 | 335 |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338 | 332 | 336 |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330 | 333 | 336 |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 221 | 223 | 222 |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 294 | 302 | 310 |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298 | 299 | 305 |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296 | 305 | 311 |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304 | 304 | 310 |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302 | 304 | 310 |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 218 | 220 | 221 |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297 | 288 | 299 |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 294 | 295 | 306 |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301 | 303 | 310 |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299 | 306 | 314 |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319 | 310 | 318 |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322 | 317 | 322 |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313 | 315 | 322 |
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Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 44.4% | 48.5% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 55.6% | 51.5% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years | 14.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 36.1% | 22.6% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 63.9% | 77.4% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $50,676.0 | $48,686.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $39,670.0 | $35,146.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $56,896.0 | $53,792.0 |
* Sylvania Heights 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.