Tropical Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1500 Sw 66th Ave

Fort Lauderdale FL, 33317, Broward County

Phone: 754-323-7750

Ranking:

(649 out of 2,614, top 25%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Broward 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:	64		65		58		63		52		66		59
Total Students:	952		958		914		923		842		806		804
Prekindergarten:	16	1.7%	17	1.8%	13	1.4%	25	2.7%	1	0.1%	3	0.4%	6	0.7%
Kindergarten:	145	15.2%	129	13.5%	139	15.2%	154	16.7%	152	18.1%	116	14.4%	112	13.9%
Grade 1:	133	14.0%	167	17.4%	161	17.6%	181	19.6%	141	16.7%	133	16.5%	132	16.4%
Grade 2:	164	17.2%	166	17.3%	180	19.7%	133	14.4%	126	15.0%	130	16.1%	124	15.4%
Grade 3:	172	18.1%	179	18.7%	137	15.0%	136	14.7%	141	16.7%	134	16.6%	134	16.7%
Grade 4:	182	19.1%	147	15.3%	136	14.9%	151	16.4%	144	17.1%	128	15.9%	148	18.4%
Grade 5:	140	14.7%	153	16.0%	148	16.2%	143	15.5%	137	16.3%	162	20.1%	148	18.4%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	487	51.2%	497	51.9%	472	51.6%	472	51.1%	414	49.2%	390	48.4%	396	49.3%
Female:	465	48.8%	461	48.1%	442	48.4%	451	48.9%	379	45.0%	363	45.0%	366	45.5%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	3	0.3%	4	0.4%	3	0.3%	3	0.3%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	3	0.4%
Asian:	44	4.6%	43	4.5%	40	4.4%	34	3.7%	37	4.4%	38	4.7%	36	4.5%
Hispanic:	318	33.4%	311	32.5%	297	32.5%	302	32.7%	237	28.1%	207	25.7%	206	25.6%
Black:	165	17.3%	173	18.1%	166	18.2%	150	16.3%	129	15.3%	140	17.4%	132	16.4%
White:	389	40.9%	403	42.1%	385	42.1%	403	43.7%	397	47.1%	375	46.5%	389	48.4%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	2	0.2%	2	0.2%	3	0.3%	2	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	31	3.3%	22	2.3%	20	2.2%	29	3.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	365	38.3%	345	36.0%	307	33.6%	290	31.4%	221	26.2%	177	22.0%	177	22.0%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	73	7.7%	80	8.4%	84	9.2%	69	7.5%	81	9.6%	78	9.7%	69	8.6%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.88		14.74		15.81		14.64		16.19		14.90		13.70

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339	337	N/A
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341	341	N/A
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	351	343	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	356	342	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341	343	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	204	203	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	208	202	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	310	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	312	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	313	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	315	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	314	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	206	200	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	207	200	N/A
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338	321	N/A
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	320	N/A
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334	334	N/A
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330	329	N/A
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	332	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	350	337	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332	334	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339	338	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	220	217	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	216	217	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	318	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	316	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	318	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	316	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	319	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337	325	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	324	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337	325	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	217	213	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	215	212	N/A
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	343	343	N/A
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344	341	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344	344	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	353	343	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	349	342	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	228	224	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	222	222	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	311	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	305	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	314	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	311	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	310	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	227	221	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	221	220	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	298	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	308	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	308	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	314	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338	317	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330	320	N/A
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	319	N/A
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	205	199	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	66.0%	61.8%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	34.0%	38.2%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	16.0 years	15.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	9.4%	18.2%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	90.6%	81.8%

Mean Base Salary:	$50,484.0	$46,017.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$39,198.0	$35,681.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$51,660.0	$48,314.0

* Tropical Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.