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Dr. Edward L. Whigham Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

21545 Sw 87th Ave

Miami FL, 33189, Miami-Dade County

Phone: 305-234-4840

Ranking:

(1,910 out of 2,614, bottom 27%)*

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:	52		49		43		43		49		50		52
Total Students:	800		742		633		655		733		741		803
Prekindergarten:	100	12.5%	90	12.1%	28	4.4%	27	4.1%	45	6.1%	33	4.5%	24	3.0%
Kindergarten:	133	16.6%	112	15.1%	111	17.5%	126	19.2%	124	16.9%	126	17.0%	137	17.1%
Grade 1:	117	14.6%	128	17.3%	99	15.6%	104	15.9%	107	14.6%	116	15.7%	120	14.9%
Grade 2:	129	16.1%	110	14.8%	106	16.7%	86	13.1%	101	13.8%	129	17.4%	122	15.2%
Grade 3:	112	14.0%	117	15.8%	102	16.1%	101	15.4%	135	18.4%	129	17.4%	124	15.4%
Grade 4:	114	14.3%	92	12.4%	86	13.6%	100	15.3%	116	15.8%	98	13.2%	125	15.6%
Grade 5:	95	11.9%	93	12.5%	101	16.0%	111	16.9%	105	14.3%	110	14.8%	151	18.8%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	424	53.0%	394	53.1%	333	52.6%	332	50.7%	371	50.6%	363	49.0%	402	50.1%
Female:	376	47.0%	348	46.9%	300	47.4%	323	49.3%	349	47.6%	334	45.1%	368	45.8%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	14	1.8%	9	1.2%	9	1.4%	9	1.4%	11	1.5%	12	1.6%	15	1.9%
Hispanic:	524	65.5%	455	61.3%	366	57.8%	365	55.7%	395	53.9%	401	54.1%	448	55.8%
Black:	181	22.6%	202	27.2%	182	28.8%	207	31.6%	239	32.6%	215	29.0%	229	28.5%
White:	67	8.4%	71	9.6%	70	11.1%	67	10.2%	83	11.3%	77	10.4%	82	10.2%
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	1.6%	5	0.7%	6	0.9%	7	1.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	565	70.6%	529	71.3%	455	71.9%	435	66.4%	424	57.8%	413	55.7%	391	48.7%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	79	9.9%	66	8.9%	61	9.6%	55	8.4%	64	8.7%	88	11.9%	125	15.6%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.38		15.14		14.72		15.23		14.96		14.80		15.40

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	322	328
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	331	333
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	335	337
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	338	337
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	338	337
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	190	202	202
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	190	203	201
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	287	299	309
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	303	313
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	302	313
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	307	314
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	306	314
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	193	199	201
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	192	198	201
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	309	312
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	309	312
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	315	318
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	316	319
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	321	324
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	327	330
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	328	330
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	334	331
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	207	216	215
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	214	217	215
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	313	318
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	314	319
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	311	314
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	311	316
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	313	319
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	317	324
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	320	323
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	319	323
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	208	212	213
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	208	211	212
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	326	332
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	329	333
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	331	335
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	332	336
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	333	336
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	225	223	222
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	215	221	221
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	287	302	310
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	282	299	305
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	305	311
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	288	304	310
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	292	304	310
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	220	220	221
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	213	219	220
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	270	288	299
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	277	295	306
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	281	303	310
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	306	314
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	310	318
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	317	322
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	315	322
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	194	200	201

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	54.1%	51.9%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	45.9%	48.1%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	9.0 years	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	50.8%	27.5%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	49.2%	72.5%

Mean Base Salary:	$46,126.0	$43,059.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$39,471.0	$36,570.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$53,004.0	$48,992.0

* Dr. Edward L. Whigham 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.