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Whispering Pines Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

18929 Sw 89th Rd

Miami FL, 33157, Miami-Dade County

Phone: 305-238-7382

Ranking:

(954 out of 2,614, top 36%)*

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:	42		45		47		46		45		49		57
Total Students:	642		656		681		707		683		713		765
Prekindergarten:	38	5.9%	37	5.6%	35	5.1%	31	4.4%	31	4.5%	35	4.9%	47	6.1%
Kindergarten:	97	15.1%	90	13.7%	80	11.7%	91	12.9%	78	11.4%	99	13.9%	111	14.5%
Grade 1:	87	13.6%	85	13.0%	102	15.0%	101	14.3%	99	14.5%	109	15.3%	96	12.5%
Grade 2:	82	12.8%	104	15.9%	112	16.4%	117	16.5%	109	16.0%	93	13.0%	121	15.8%
Grade 3:	109	17.0%	117	17.8%	117	17.2%	114	16.1%	107	15.7%	131	18.4%	130	17.0%
Grade 4:	115	17.9%	112	17.1%	113	16.6%	119	16.8%	133	19.5%	127	17.8%	131	17.1%
Grade 5:	114	17.8%	111	16.9%	122	17.9%	134	19.0%	126	18.4%	119	16.7%	129	16.9%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	344	53.6%	354	54.0%	361	53.0%	363	51.3%	332	48.6%	345	48.4%	383	50.1%
Female:	298	46.4%	302	46.0%	320	47.0%	344	48.7%	315	46.1%	326	45.7%	344	45.0%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	5	0.8%	4	0.6%	3	0.4%	2	0.3%	2	0.3%	3	0.4%	3	0.4%
Asian:	11	1.7%	10	1.5%	11	1.6%	9	1.3%	13	1.9%	12	1.7%	13	1.7%
Hispanic:	354	55.1%	345	52.6%	343	50.4%	329	46.5%	298	43.6%	266	37.3%	283	37.0%
Black:	84	13.1%	84	12.8%	94	13.8%	104	14.7%	96	14.1%	94	13.2%	101	13.2%
White:	166	25.9%	190	29.0%	204	30.0%	242	34.2%	246	36.0%	304	42.6%	331	43.3%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	2	0.3%	1	0.2%	2	0.3%	2	0.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	20	3.1%	22	3.4%	24	3.5%	19	2.7%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	325	50.6%	296	45.1%	289	42.4%	294	41.6%	254	37.2%	212	29.7%	213	27.8%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	61	9.5%	85	13.0%	81	11.9%	70	9.9%	71	10.4%	71	10.0%	76	9.9%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.29		14.58		14.49		15.37		15.18		14.60		13.50

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	322	N/A
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	331	N/A
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	335	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	349	338	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	350	338	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	199	202	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	198	203	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	299	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	303	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	302	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	307	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	306	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	203	199	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	203	198	N/A
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	309	N/A
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	309	N/A
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	315	N/A
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	316	N/A
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	321	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	327	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	328	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	334	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	218	216	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	211	217	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335	313	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	314	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	311	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	311	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	313	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	317	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	320	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	319	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	217	212	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	215	211	N/A
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	342	326	N/A
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	350	329	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345	331	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	332	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339	333	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	223	223	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	223	221	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	302	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	299	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	305	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	304	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	304	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	224	220	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	226	219	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	288	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	295	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	303	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333	306	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	310	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	317	N/A
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	315	N/A
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	204	200	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	52.2%	57.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	47.8%	42.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	10.0 years	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	45.7%	43.3%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	54.3%	56.7%

Mean Base Salary:	$46,845.0	$43,341.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$40,382.0	$37,688.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$52,275.0	$52,117.0

* Whispering Pines 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.