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West Homestead Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1550 Sw 6th St

Homestead FL, 33030, Miami-Dade County

Phone: 305-248-0812

Ranking:

(2,507 out of 2,614, bottom 4%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6

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:	48		46		45		47		51		59		63
Total Students:	730		696		651		631		683		738		761
Prekindergarten:	19	2.6%	20	2.9%	19	2.9%	16	2.5%	26	3.8%	38	5.1%	29	3.8%
Kindergarten:	126	17.3%	133	19.1%	141	21.7%	122	19.3%	115	16.8%	108	14.6%	121	15.9%
Grade 1:	121	16.6%	140	20.1%	119	18.3%	107	17.0%	97	14.2%	112	15.2%	123	16.2%
Grade 2:	129	17.7%	133	19.1%	100	15.4%	86	13.6%	107	15.7%	132	17.9%	152	20.0%
Grade 3:	129	17.7%	110	15.8%	102	15.7%	115	18.2%	134	19.6%	154	20.9%	142	18.7%
Grade 4:	95	13.0%	80	11.5%	93	14.3%	87	13.8%	113	16.5%	99	13.4%	95	12.5%
Grade 5:	70	9.6%	80	11.5%	77	11.8%	98	15.5%	91	13.3%	95	12.9%	99	13.0%
Grade 6:	41	5.6%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	384	52.6%	358	51.4%	333	51.2%	322	51.0%	346	50.7%	387	52.4%	405	53.2%
Female:	346	47.4%	338	48.6%	318	48.8%	309	49.0%	327	47.9%	339	45.9%	348	45.7%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	6	0.9%	4	0.5%	0	0.0%
Hispanic:	471	64.5%	450	64.7%	425	65.3%	386	61.2%	439	64.3%	493	66.8%	503	66.1%
Black:	234	32.1%	220	31.6%	202	31.0%	222	35.2%	220	32.2%	221	29.9%	242	31.8%
White:	18	2.5%	17	2.4%	15	2.3%	15	2.4%	15	2.2%	16	2.2%	12	1.6%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	7	1.0%	9	1.3%	8	1.2%	5	0.8%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	720	98.6%	675	97.0%	639	98.2%	620	98.3%	644	94.3%	693	93.9%	673	88.4%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	5	0.7%	4	0.6%	6	0.9%	5	0.8%	14	2.0%	19	2.6%	30	3.9%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.21		15.13		14.47		13.43		13.39		12.60		12.10

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	264	322	N/A
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299	331	N/A
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	292	335	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	338	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	338	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	196	202	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	200	203	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	245	299	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	267	303	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	267	302	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	258	307	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	256	306	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	186	199	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	184	198	N/A
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	263	309	N/A
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	275	309	N/A
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	290	315	N/A
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	273	316	N/A
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	289	321	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	327	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	328	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	334	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	206	216	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	209	217	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	267	313	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	276	314	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	287	311	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	280	311	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	279	313	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	317	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	284	320	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	319	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	200	212	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	197	211	N/A
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	326	N/A
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299	329	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	331	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	332	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	291	333	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	213	223	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	210	221	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	276	302	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	262	299	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	270	305	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	266	304	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	272	304	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	210	220	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	205	219	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	261	288	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	258	295	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	266	303	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	273	306	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	278	310	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	281	317	N/A
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	315	N/A
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	189	200	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	77.4%	76.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	22.6%	24.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	7.0 years	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	69.8%	50.0%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	30.2%	50.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$44,158.0	$41,545.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$40,138.0	$36,268.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$53,454.0	$52,096.0

* West Homestead Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.