Tropical Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

4545 Sw 104th Ave

Miami FL, 33165, Miami-Dade County

Phone: 305-221-0284

Ranking:

(1,600 out of 2,614, bottom 39%)*

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:	41		41		54		52		53		57		62
Total Students:	479		493		436		457		461		475		485
Prekindergarten:	108	22.5%	120	24.3%	76	17.4%	73	16.0%	67	14.5%	61	12.8%	57	11.8%
Kindergarten:	52	10.9%	66	13.4%	69	15.8%	70	15.3%	55	11.9%	58	12.2%	61	12.6%
Grade 1:	66	13.8%	71	14.4%	69	15.8%	60	13.1%	61	13.2%	63	13.3%	64	13.2%
Grade 2:	72	15.0%	72	14.6%	58	13.3%	57	12.5%	56	12.1%	67	14.1%	71	14.6%
Grade 3:	66	13.8%	59	12.0%	57	13.1%	62	13.6%	64	13.9%	83	17.5%	70	14.4%
Grade 4:	56	11.7%	52	10.5%	55	12.6%	55	12.0%	75	16.3%	74	15.6%	76	15.7%
Grade 5:	59	12.3%	53	10.8%	52	11.9%	80	17.5%	83	18.0%	69	14.5%	86	17.7%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	272	56.8%	266	54.0%	250	57.3%	251	54.9%	243	52.7%	248	52.2%	247	50.9%
Female:	207	43.2%	227	46.0%	186	42.7%	206	45.1%	210	45.6%	215	45.3%	230	47.4%
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:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	4	0.9%	4	0.9%	2	0.4%	4	0.8%
Hispanic:	457	95.4%	465	94.3%	415	95.2%	427	93.4%	426	92.4%	432	90.9%	440	90.7%
Black:	8	1.7%	8	1.6%	2	0.5%	5	1.1%	4	0.9%	5	1.1%	8	1.6%
White:	14	2.9%	20	4.1%	18	4.1%	21	4.6%	27	5.9%	32	6.7%	29	6.0%
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%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	339	70.8%	341	69.2%	291	66.7%	300	65.6%	296	64.2%	245	51.6%	235	48.5%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	50	10.4%	53	10.8%	52	11.9%	49	10.7%	69	15.0%	66	13.9%	90	18.6%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	11.68		12.02		8.07		8.79		8.78		8.40		7.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	290	322	N/A
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	331	N/A
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	335	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	340	338	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	338	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	201	202	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	198	203	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	279	299	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299	303	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	302	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	307	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	306	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	195	199	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	194	198	N/A
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	309	N/A
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	309	N/A
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	315	N/A
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	316	N/A
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	321	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	327	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	328	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	334	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	214	216	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	215	217	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	313	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	314	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	311	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	311	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	313	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	317	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	320	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	319	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	215	212	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	209	211	N/A
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	326	N/A
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	329	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	331	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	332	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	333	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	220	223	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	216	221	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	292	302	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	291	299	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299	305	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	304	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	304	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	223	220	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	219	219	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	276	288	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	283	295	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	292	303	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	290	306	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	310	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	317	N/A
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	315	N/A
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	192	200	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	59.0%	60.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	41.0%	40.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	17.9%	23.7%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	82.1%	76.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$49,668.0	$46,296.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$38,970.0	$36,346.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$52,008.0	$50,218.0

* Tropical Elementary 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.