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Tamarac Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

7601 North University Dr

Fort Lauderdale FL, 33321, Broward County

Phone: 754-322-8600

Ranking:

(1,048 out of 2,614, top 40%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Broward 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:	57		55		70		77		74		94		74
Total Students:	880		882		1,121		1,173		1,144		1,133		1,150
Prekindergarten:	16	1.8%	29	3.3%	15	1.3%	29	2.5%	28	2.4%	25	2.2%	28	2.4%
Kindergarten:	142	16.1%	128	14.5%	158	14.1%	188	16.0%	159	13.9%	162	14.3%	149	13.0%
Grade 1:	136	15.5%	135	15.3%	194	17.3%	169	14.4%	173	15.1%	179	15.8%	180	15.7%
Grade 2:	143	16.3%	146	16.6%	179	16.0%	188	16.0%	167	14.6%	182	16.1%	191	16.6%
Grade 3:	138	15.7%	145	16.4%	202	18.0%	189	16.1%	201	17.6%	200	17.7%	191	16.6%
Grade 4:	141	16.0%	154	17.5%	169	15.1%	196	16.7%	211	18.4%	182	16.1%	202	17.6%
Grade 5:	164	18.6%	145	16.4%	204	18.2%	214	18.2%	205	17.9%	203	17.9%	209	18.2%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	453	51.5%	446	50.6%	570	50.8%	598	51.0%	567	49.6%	597	52.7%	603	52.4%
Female:	427	48.5%	436	49.4%	551	49.2%	575	49.0%	522	45.6%	485	42.8%	501	43.6%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	2	0.2%	2	0.2%	1	0.1%	2	0.2%	3	0.3%
Asian:	21	2.4%	19	2.2%	27	2.4%	30	2.6%	29	2.5%	34	3.0%	41	3.6%
Hispanic:	276	31.4%	267	30.3%	348	31.0%	377	32.1%	380	33.2%	391	34.5%	382	33.2%
Black:	334	38.0%	339	38.4%	380	33.9%	413	35.2%	376	32.9%	315	27.8%	312	27.1%
White:	216	24.5%	220	24.9%	313	27.9%	304	25.9%	311	27.2%	348	30.7%	370	32.2%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	2	0.2%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	30	3.4%	35	4.0%	50	4.5%	47	4.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	572	65.0%	504	57.1%	625	55.8%	633	54.0%	571	49.9%	447	39.5%	416	36.2%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	70	8.0%	99	11.2%	133	11.9%	136	11.6%	97	8.5%	159	14.0%	135	11.7%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.44		16.04		16.01		15.23		15.46		14.60		15.50

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	355	337	328
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	347	341	333
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	354	343	337
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341	342	337
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	343	337
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	201	203	202
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	198	202	201
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	310	309
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	312	313
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	313	313
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	315	314
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	314	314
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	200	200	201
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	198	200	201
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	321	312
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	320	312
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335	334	318
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	329	319
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332	332	324
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	337	330
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334	334	330
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	358	338	331
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	218	217	215
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	210	217	215
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	318	318
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	316	319
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	318	314
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	316	316
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	319	319
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	325	324
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	324	323
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	325	323
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	213	213	213
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	209	212	212
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344	343	332
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345	341	333
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	342	344	335
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333	343	336
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333	342	336
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	219	224	222
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	222	222	221
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	311	310
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	305	305
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	314	311
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	311	310
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	310	310
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	218	221	221
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	219	220	220
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	291	298	299
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	308	306
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	308	310
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	314	314
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	317	318
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	320	322
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	319	322
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	196	199	201

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Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	67.6%	63.2%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	32.4%	35.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	17.0 years	19.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	23.9%	15.6%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	76.1%	84.4%

Mean Base Salary:	$51,861.0	$49,578.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$37,146.0	$35,172.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$56,494.0	$53,325.0

* Tamarac Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.