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Ben Sheppard Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

5700 West 24th Ave

Hialeah FL, 33016, Miami-Dade County

Phone: 305-556-2204

Ranking:

(1,649 out of 2,614, bottom 37%)*

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:	70		74		70		79		86		95		102
Total Students:	1,022		1,025		1,016		1,067		1,136		1,237		1,397
Prekindergarten:	91	8.9%	90	8.8%	85	8.4%	82	7.7%	77	6.8%	76	6.1%	80	5.7%
Kindergarten:	135	13.2%	153	14.9%	148	14.6%	154	14.4%	151	13.3%	148	12.0%	185	13.2%
Grade 1:	162	15.9%	158	15.4%	160	15.7%	139	13.0%	141	12.4%	163	13.2%	211	15.1%
Grade 2:	140	13.7%	154	15.0%	132	13.0%	154	14.4%	164	14.4%	185	15.0%	238	17.0%
Grade 3:	175	17.1%	162	15.8%	165	16.2%	170	15.9%	183	16.1%	223	18.0%	256	18.3%
Grade 4:	152	14.9%	162	15.8%	153	15.1%	172	16.1%	216	19.0%	217	17.5%	221	15.8%
Grade 5:	167	16.3%	146	14.2%	173	17.0%	196	18.4%	204	18.0%	225	18.2%	206	14.7%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	526	51.5%	502	49.0%	511	50.3%	574	53.8%	568	50.0%	617	49.9%	721	51.6%
Female:	496	48.5%	523	51.0%	505	49.7%	493	46.2%	559	49.2%	610	49.3%	670	48.0%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	3	0.3%	8	0.8%	6	0.6%	4	0.4%	4	0.4%	4	0.3%	6	0.4%
Hispanic:	991	97.0%	990	96.6%	977	96.2%	1,029	96.4%	1,097	96.6%	1,203	97.3%	1,358	97.2%
Black:	3	0.3%	3	0.3%	6	0.6%	8	0.7%	14	1.2%	12	1.0%	10	0.7%
White:	23	2.3%	22	2.1%	25	2.5%	24	2.2%	19	1.7%	16	1.3%	21	1.5%
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:	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	856	83.8%	847	82.6%	812	79.9%	892	83.6%	891	78.4%	881	71.2%	952	68.1%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	95	9.3%	95	9.3%	119	11.7%	91	8.5%	127	11.2%	198	16.0%	228	16.3%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.60		13.85		14.51		13.51		13.29		13.00		13.80

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	322	N/A
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	331	N/A
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	340	335	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344	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	199	203	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	275	299	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	281	303	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	292	302	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	307	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	289	306	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	196	199	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	193	198	N/A
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	309	N/A
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	309	N/A
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	315	N/A
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	316	N/A
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	321	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	327	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333	328	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333	334	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	210	216	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	218	217	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	313	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	314	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	311	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	291	311	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	313	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	317	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	320	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	319	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	205	212	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	212	211	N/A
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	326	N/A
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	329	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	331	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	332	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339	333	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	219	223	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	232	221	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	302	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	289	299	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	305	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	304	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	304	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	215	220	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	222	219	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	289	288	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	287	295	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	286	303	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	306	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	310	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	317	N/A
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	315	N/A
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	201	200	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	59.1%	56.8%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	40.9%	43.2%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	10.0 years	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	42.0%	36.6%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	58.0%	63.4%

Mean Base Salary:	$48,071.0	$45,747.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$39,695.0	$35,574.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$54,148.0	$53,978.0

* Ben Sheppard 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.