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Herbert A. Ammons Middle School
17990 Sw 142nd Ave
Miami FL, 33177, Miami-Dade County
Phone: 305-971-0158
Ranking:
(38 out of 2,614, top 1%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
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: | 49 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 54 | 56 | 55 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,216 | 1,204 | 1,204 | 1,165 | 1,176 | 1,161 | 1,163 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 406 | 33.4% | 409 | 34.0% | 423 | 35.1% | 379 | 32.5% | 409 | 34.8% | 387 | 33.3% | 389 | 33.4% |
Grade 7: | 402 | 33.1% | 418 | 34.7% | 393 | 32.6% | 397 | 34.1% | 397 | 33.8% | 383 | 33.0% | 405 | 34.8% |
Grade 8: | 408 | 33.6% | 377 | 31.3% | 388 | 32.2% | 389 | 33.4% | 370 | 31.5% | 391 | 33.7% | 369 | 31.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 592 | 48.7% | 588 | 48.8% | 554 | 46.0% | 510 | 43.8% | 499 | 42.4% | 459 | 39.5% | 465 | 40.0% |
Female: | 624 | 51.3% | 616 | 51.2% | 650 | 54.0% | 655 | 56.2% | 659 | 56.0% | 653 | 56.2% | 653 | 56.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 46 | 3.8% | 39 | 3.2% | 40 | 3.3% | 39 | 3.3% | 45 | 3.8% | 44 | 3.8% | 50 | 4.3% |
Hispanic: | 828 | 68.1% | 802 | 66.6% | 768 | 63.8% | 758 | 65.1% | 734 | 62.4% | 680 | 58.6% | 631 | 54.3% |
Black: | 137 | 11.3% | 152 | 12.6% | 164 | 13.6% | 149 | 12.8% | 184 | 15.6% | 205 | 17.7% | 251 | 21.6% |
White: | 190 | 15.6% | 194 | 16.1% | 216 | 17.9% | 208 | 17.9% | 200 | 17.0% | 187 | 16.1% | 186 | 16.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 13 | 1.1% | 15 | 1.2% | 13 | 1.1% | 10 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 410 | 33.7% | 440 | 36.5% | 428 | 35.5% | 446 | 38.3% | 441 | 37.5% | 373 | 32.1% | 350 | 30.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 187 | 15.4% | 167 | 13.9% | 158 | 13.1% | 128 | 11.0% | 161 | 13.7% | 161 | 13.9% | 175 | 15.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 24.82 | 22.72 | 22.30 | 21.18 | 21.78 | 20.90 | 21.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
EOC | ||||||
2012 | Algebra 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 421 | 400 | 402 |
2013 | Algebra 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 430 | 407 | 406 |
2013 | Biology 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 434 | 401 | 404 |
FCAT | ||||||
2004 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341 | 283 | 301 |
2005 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352 | 293 | 305 |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360 | 305 | 312 |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344 | 298 | 307 |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353 | 304 | 313 |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363 | 310 | 316 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364 | 312 | 319 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358 | 309 | 319 |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 243 | 225 | 227 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 245 | 225 | 226 |
2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328 | 275 | 297 |
2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334 | 282 | 299 |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350 | 306 | 311 |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339 | 297 | 306 |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343 | 300 | 310 |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351 | 304 | 313 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360 | 306 | 315 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360 | 309 | 315 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 240 | 223 | 225 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 241 | 224 | 225 |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357 | 305 | 312 |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348 | 309 | 315 |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353 | 307 | 314 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358 | 310 | 314 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354 | 308 | 314 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 250 | 233 | 236 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 250 | 233 | 235 |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354 | 306 | 313 |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353 | 307 | 315 |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350 | 309 | 318 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366 | 315 | 322 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371 | 316 | 322 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 247 | 229 | 231 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 250 | 230 | 231 |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344 | 298 | 311 |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350 | 301 | 313 |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354 | 304 | 314 |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358 | 307 | 318 |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364 | 319 | 324 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351 | 316 | 322 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356 | 318 | 324 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359 | 323 | 325 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 262 | 242 | 243 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 248 | 232 | 240 |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331 | 281 | 295 |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330 | 282 | 297 |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335 | 289 | 299 |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343 | 292 | 303 |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346 | 304 | 310 |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341 | 305 | 312 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348 | 306 | 312 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351 | 308 | 313 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 257 | 236 | 237 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 255 | 237 | 237 |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332 | 270 | 289 |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346 | 280 | 298 |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352 | 295 | 305 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345 | 292 | 305 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349 | 295 | 310 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364 | 306 | 315 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365 | 308 | 316 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 213 | 197 | 200 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 48.1% | 55.1% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 51.9% | 44.9% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years | 12.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 32.7% | 29.5% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 67.3% | 70.5% |
Mean Base Salary: | $51,187.0 | $44,111.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $45,272.0 | $39,113.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $54,060.0 | $47,758.0 |
* Herbert A. Ammons Middle School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.