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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	328
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341	341	333
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	351	343	337
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	356	342	337
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341	343	337
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	204	203	202
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	208	202	201
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	310	309
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	312	313
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	313	313
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	315	314
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	314	314
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	206	200	201
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	207	200	201
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338	321	312
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	320	312
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334	334	318
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330	329	319
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	332	324
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	350	337	330
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332	334	330
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339	338	331
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	220	217	215
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	216	217	215
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	318	318
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	316	319
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	318	314
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	316	316
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	319	319
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337	325	324
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	324	323
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337	325	323
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	217	213	213
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	215	212	212
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	343	343	332
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344	341	333
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344	344	335
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	353	343	336
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	349	342	336
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	228	224	222
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	222	222	221
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	311	310
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	305	305
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	314	311
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	311	310
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	310	310
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	227	221	221
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	221	220	220
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	298	299
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	308	306
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	308	310
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	314	314
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338	317	318
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330	320	322
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	319	322
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	205	199	201

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.