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South Miami Senior High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

6856 Sw 53rd St

Miami FL, 33155, Miami-Dade County

Phone: 305-666-5871

Ranking:

(353 out of 492, bottom 28%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

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:	114		114		111		111		127		130		135
Total Students:	2,308		2,230		2,248		2,355		2,343		2,513		2,688
Grade 9:	591	25.6%	617	27.7%	666	29.6%	614	26.1%	573	24.5%	689	27.4%	779	29.0%
Grade 10:	640	27.7%	571	25.6%	592	26.3%	619	26.3%	615	26.2%	863	34.3%	720	26.8%
Grade 11:	560	24.3%	521	23.4%	550	24.5%	562	23.9%	646	27.6%	488	19.4%	595	22.1%
Grade 12:	517	22.4%	521	23.4%	440	19.6%	560	23.8%	509	21.7%	473	18.8%	594	22.1%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	1,208	52.3%	1,152	51.7%	1,181	52.5%	1,233	52.4%	1,256	53.6%	1,293	51.5%	1,381	51.4%
Female:	1,100	47.7%	1,078	48.3%	1,067	47.5%	1,122	47.6%	1,079	46.1%	1,192	47.4%	1,284	47.8%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	0.1%
Asian:	8	0.3%	11	0.5%	13	0.6%	12	0.5%	15	0.6%	22	0.9%	19	0.7%
Hispanic:	2,051	88.9%	1,972	88.4%	1,943	86.4%	2,014	85.5%	1,997	85.2%	2,119	84.3%	2,251	83.7%
Black:	131	5.7%	120	5.4%	145	6.5%	167	7.1%	169	7.2%	193	7.7%	205	7.6%
White:	118	5.1%	127	5.7%	147	6.5%	161	6.8%	162	6.9%	159	6.3%	192	7.1%
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:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	1,577	68.3%	1,486	66.6%	1,455	64.7%	1,514	64.3%	1,317	56.2%	1,162	46.2%	1,132	42.1%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	158	6.8%	177	7.9%	193	8.6%	210	8.9%	236	10.1%	320	12.7%	309	11.5%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	20.25		19.56		20.25		21.22		18.45		19.50		19.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
EOC
2012	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	388	400	402
2013	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	389	407	406
2013	Biology 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	397	401	404
2013	Geometry	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	387	400	403
FCAT
2004	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	311	323
2005	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	311	322
2006	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	316	324
2007	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	315	323
2008	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	320	327
2009	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	322	327
2010	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	330	331
2011	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	326	329
2004	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	292	287	300
2005	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	290	282	296
2006	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	289	290	298
2007	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	290	288	300
2008	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	291	294	306
2009	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	298	305
2010	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	306	310
2011	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	308	309
2012	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	239	242	244
2013	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	237	244	246
2006	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	286	282	298
2007	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	278	286	302
2008	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	284	292	304
2009	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	289	290	303
2010	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	294	306
2011	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	290	302	307
2007	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	290	302
2008	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	299	309
2009	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	308	313
2010	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	306	311
2007	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	296	308
2008	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299	301	313
2009	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	311	316
2010	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	310	317
2011	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299	308	317
2012	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	232	237	240
2013	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	232	239	240

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	54.0%	56.9%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	46.0%	43.1%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	34.9%	25.4%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	65.1%	74.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$51,844.0	$49,011.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$40,836.0	$36,523.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$57,751.0	$54,741.0

* South Miami Senior High 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.