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The Charter School At Waterstone

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

855 Waterstone Way

Homestead FL, 33033, Miami-Dade County

Phone: 305-248-6206

Ranking:

(1,154 out of 2,614, top 44%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten 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:	64		74		78		75		64		65		64
Total Students:	1,006		908		1,044		1,151		1,151		1,151		1,145
Kindergarten:	0	0.0%	NA	NA	0	0.0%	92	8.0%	88	7.6%	102	8.9%	90	7.9%
Grade 1:	242	24.1%	217	23.9%	102	9.8%	99	8.6%	105	9.1%	98	8.5%	112	9.8%
Grade 2:	232	23.1%	196	21.6%	107	10.2%	109	9.5%	112	9.7%	121	10.5%	150	13.1%
Grade 3:	199	19.8%	156	17.2%	119	11.4%	124	10.8%	136	11.8%	140	12.2%	134	11.7%
Grade 4:	171	17.0%	165	18.2%	134	12.8%	138	12.0%	129	11.2%	116	10.1%	106	9.3%
Grade 5:	162	16.1%	174	19.2%	144	13.8%	140	12.2%	139	12.1%	113	9.8%	143	12.5%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	511	50.8%	439	48.3%	488	46.7%	553	48.0%	565	49.1%	536	46.6%	532	46.5%
Female:	495	49.2%	469	51.7%	556	53.3%	598	52.0%	574	49.9%	557	48.4%	564	49.3%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	3	0.3%	1	0.1%	4	0.4%	6	0.5%	8	0.7%	6	0.5%	4	0.3%
Asian:	13	1.3%	9	1.0%	13	1.2%	16	1.4%	18	1.6%	17	1.5%	16	1.4%
Hispanic:	786	78.1%	701	77.2%	824	78.9%	893	77.6%	890	77.3%	829	72.0%	818	71.4%
Black:	107	10.6%	99	10.9%	99	9.5%	111	9.6%	107	9.3%	122	10.6%	126	11.0%
White:	86	8.5%	88	9.7%	99	9.5%	122	10.6%	124	10.8%	127	11.0%	136	11.9%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	4	0.4%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	7	0.7%	9	1.0%	5	0.5%	3	0.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	629	62.5%	537	59.1%	355	34.0%	371	32.2%	353	30.7%	412	35.8%	381	33.3%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	98	9.7%	97	10.7%	7	0.7%	11	1.0%	14	1.2%	67	5.8%	95	8.3%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.72		12.27		13.38		15.35		17.98		17.70		18.00

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
EOC
2012	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	422	400	N/A
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	322	N/A
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	331	N/A
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	347	335	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	354	338	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	356	338	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	204	202	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	206	203	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	299	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	303	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	302	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	307	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	306	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	204	199	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	204	198	N/A
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	316	N/A
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	321	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341	327	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344	328	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	342	334	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	215	216	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	213	217	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	311	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	313	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	317	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334	320	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	319	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	216	212	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	212	211	N/A
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	326	N/A
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	329	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	331	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	332	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	346	333	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	226	223	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	221	221	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	302	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	299	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	305	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	304	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	304	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	223	220	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	222	219	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	288	295	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	303	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	306	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	310	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339	317	N/A
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	315	N/A
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	201	200	N/A
2007	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	298	N/A
2008	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	304	N/A
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	310	N/A
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	312	N/A
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	309	N/A
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	229	225	N/A
2007	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	297	N/A
2008	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	300	N/A
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	304	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	306	N/A
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	309	N/A
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	232	223	N/A
2007	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	305	N/A
2008	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	309	N/A
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	307	N/A
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	310	N/A
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	308	N/A
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	239	233	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	306	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	307	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	309	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	315	N/A
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	316	N/A
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	237	229	N/A
2007	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	307	N/A
2008	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	319	N/A
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	316	N/A
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	318	N/A
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	323	N/A
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	244	242	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	292	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	304	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	305	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	306	N/A
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	308	N/A
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	243	236	N/A
2007	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	280	N/A
2008	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	295	N/A
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	292	N/A
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	295	N/A
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	306	N/A
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	308	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	92.6%	66.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	7.4%	NA

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	NA	NA
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA	NA
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	NA	NA

Mean Base Salary:	$4,325.0	$6,765.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	NA	NA

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