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Southwest Miami Senior High High School
8855 Sw 50th Ter Miami FL, 33165, Miami-Dade County Phone: 305-274-0181 Ranking:  (290 out of 492, bottom 41%)*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: | 140 | 137 | 132 | 140 | 140 | 153 | 157 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 3,151 | 3,107 | 3,024 | 2,959 | 2,893 | 2,845 | 3,038 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 775 | 24.6% | 747 | 24.0% | 877 | 29.0% | 795 | 26.9% | 790 | 27.3% | 709 | 24.9% | 846 | 27.8% |
| Grade 10: | 797 | 25.3% | 834 | 26.8% | 787 | 26.0% | 792 | 26.8% | 788 | 27.2% | 891 | 31.3% | 873 | 28.7% |
| Grade 11: | 816 | 25.9% | 758 | 24.4% | 735 | 24.3% | 655 | 22.1% | 712 | 24.6% | 660 | 23.2% | 673 | 22.2% |
| Grade 12: | 763 | 24.2% | 768 | 24.7% | 625 | 20.7% | 717 | 24.2% | 603 | 20.8% | 585 | 20.6% | 646 | 21.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 1,656 | 52.6% | 1,623 | 52.2% | 1,572 | 52.0% | 1,484 | 50.2% | 1,455 | 50.3% | 1,406 | 49.4% | 1,524 | 50.2% |
| Female: | 1,495 | 47.4% | 1,484 | 47.8% | 1,452 | 48.0% | 1,475 | 49.8% | 1,430 | 49.4% | 1,413 | 49.7% | 1,492 | 49.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 16 | 0.5% | 15 | 0.5% | 22 | 0.7% | 23 | 0.8% | 23 | 0.8% | 26 | 0.9% | 25 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic: | 2,912 | 92.4% | 2,879 | 92.7% | 2,787 | 92.2% | 2,693 | 91.0% | 2,609 | 90.2% | 2,523 | 88.7% | 2,670 | 87.9% |
| Black: | 36 | 1.1% | 32 | 1.0% | 35 | 1.2% | 38 | 1.3% | 40 | 1.4% | 58 | 2.0% | 70 | 2.3% |
| White: | 179 | 5.7% | 178 | 5.7% | 177 | 5.9% | 202 | 6.8% | 219 | 7.6% | 217 | 7.6% | 254 | 8.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 2,091 | 66.4% | 1,997 | 64.3% | 1,851 | 61.2% | 1,712 | 57.9% | 1,513 | 52.3% | 1,254 | 44.1% | 1,053 | 34.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 435 | 13.8% | 392 | 12.6% | 388 | 12.8% | 335 | 11.3% | 383 | 13.2% | 411 | 14.4% | 389 | 12.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.51 | 22.68 | 22.91 | 21.14 | 20.66 | 18.70 | 19.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2012 | Algebra 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 389 | 400 | 402 |
| 2013 | Algebra 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 397 | 407 | 406 |
| 2013 | Biology 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 400 | 401 | 404 |
| 2013 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 397 | 400 | 403 |
| FCAT | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320 | 311 | 323 |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307 | 311 | 322 |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320 | 316 | 324 |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316 | 315 | 323 |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324 | 320 | 327 |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325 | 322 | 327 |
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332 | 330 | 331 |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327 | 326 | 329 |
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 294 | 287 | 300 |
| 2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 278 | 282 | 296 |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298 | 290 | 298 |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297 | 288 | 300 |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301 | 294 | 306 |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307 | 298 | 305 |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310 | 306 | 310 |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310 | 308 | 309 |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 243 | 242 | 244 |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 244 | 244 | 246 |
| 2006 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 273 | 282 | 298 |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 292 | 286 | 302 |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 288 | 292 | 304 |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299 | 290 | 303 |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308 | 294 | 306 |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309 | 302 | 307 |
| 2007 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 292 | 290 | 302 |
| 2008 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302 | 299 | 309 |
| 2009 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307 | 308 | 313 |
| 2010 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308 | 306 | 311 |
| 2007 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301 | 296 | 308 |
| 2008 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307 | 301 | 313 |
| 2009 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316 | 311 | 316 |
| 2010 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310 | 310 | 317 |
| 2011 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310 | 308 | 317 |
| 2012 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 237 | 237 | 240 |
| 2013 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 239 | 239 | 240 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 50.0% | 49.7% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 50.0% | 50.3% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years | 14.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 30.9% | 28.0% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 69.1% | 72.0% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $49,992.0 | $48,059.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $40,276.0 | $36,242.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $54,342.0 | $53,383.0 |
* Southwest Miami Senior High High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.