Avocado Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

16969 Sw 294th St

Homestead FL, 33030, Miami-Dade County

Phone: 305-247-4942

Ranking:

(1,877 out of 2,614, bottom 28%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 3

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:	43		46		48		43		49		56		59
Total Students:	573		585		623		632		668		763		806
Prekindergarten:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA
Kindergarten:	133	23.2%	140	23.9%	165	26.5%	158	25.0%	138	20.7%	171	22.4%	207	25.7%
Grade 1:	138	24.1%	153	26.2%	157	25.2%	137	21.7%	179	26.8%	201	26.3%	199	24.7%
Grade 2:	139	24.3%	151	25.8%	128	20.5%	176	27.8%	164	24.6%	191	25.0%	201	24.9%
Grade 3:	163	28.4%	141	24.1%	173	27.8%	161	25.5%	187	28.0%	200	26.2%	199	24.7%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	299	52.2%	304	52.0%	334	53.6%	337	53.3%	351	52.5%	408	53.5%	447	55.5%
Female:	274	47.8%	281	48.0%	289	46.4%	295	46.7%	307	46.0%	333	43.6%	342	42.4%
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%	1	0.1%
Asian:	1	0.2%	5	0.9%	7	1.1%	5	0.8%	8	1.2%	7	0.9%	7	0.9%
Hispanic:	442	77.1%	443	75.7%	458	73.5%	462	73.1%	457	68.4%	504	66.1%	528	65.5%
Black:	83	14.5%	79	13.5%	93	14.9%	92	14.6%	111	16.6%	107	14.0%	114	14.1%
White:	34	5.9%	42	7.2%	63	10.1%	71	11.2%	90	13.5%	131	17.2%	143	17.7%
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:	13	2.3%	16	2.7%	2	0.3%	2	0.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	518	90.4%	514	87.9%	520	83.5%	541	85.6%	511	76.5%	531	69.6%	551	68.4%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	20	3.5%	26	4.4%	39	6.3%	29	4.6%	56	8.4%	68	8.9%	64	7.9%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.33		12.72		12.98		14.70		13.77		13.60		13.70

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	322	N/A
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	331	N/A
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	335	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	338	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	338	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	195	202	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	194	203	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	299	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	303	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	302	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	290	307	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	291	306	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	194	199	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	190	198	N/A
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	309	N/A
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	309	N/A
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	315	N/A
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	316	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	313	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	314	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	311	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	311	N/A
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	326	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	302	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	278	288	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	295	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	75.4%	74.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	24.6%	26.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	8.0 years	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	63.1%	28.6%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	36.9%	71.4%

Mean Base Salary:	$46,531.0	$42,709.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$40,557.0	$35,104.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$56,739.0	$50,519.0

* Avocado Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.