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Tropical Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

4545 Sw 104th Ave

Miami FL, 33165, Miami-Dade County

Phone: 305-221-0284

Ranking:

(1,600 out of 2,614, bottom 39%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

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:	41		41		54		52		53		57		62
Total Students:	479		493		436		457		461		475		485
Prekindergarten:	108	22.5%	120	24.3%	76	17.4%	73	16.0%	67	14.5%	61	12.8%	57	11.8%
Kindergarten:	52	10.9%	66	13.4%	69	15.8%	70	15.3%	55	11.9%	58	12.2%	61	12.6%
Grade 1:	66	13.8%	71	14.4%	69	15.8%	60	13.1%	61	13.2%	63	13.3%	64	13.2%
Grade 2:	72	15.0%	72	14.6%	58	13.3%	57	12.5%	56	12.1%	67	14.1%	71	14.6%
Grade 3:	66	13.8%	59	12.0%	57	13.1%	62	13.6%	64	13.9%	83	17.5%	70	14.4%
Grade 4:	56	11.7%	52	10.5%	55	12.6%	55	12.0%	75	16.3%	74	15.6%	76	15.7%
Grade 5:	59	12.3%	53	10.8%	52	11.9%	80	17.5%	83	18.0%	69	14.5%	86	17.7%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	272	56.8%	266	54.0%	250	57.3%	251	54.9%	243	52.7%	248	52.2%	247	50.9%
Female:	207	43.2%	227	46.0%	186	42.7%	206	45.1%	210	45.6%	215	45.3%	230	47.4%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	4	0.9%	4	0.9%	2	0.4%	4	0.8%
Hispanic:	457	95.4%	465	94.3%	415	95.2%	427	93.4%	426	92.4%	432	90.9%	440	90.7%
Black:	8	1.7%	8	1.6%	2	0.5%	5	1.1%	4	0.9%	5	1.1%	8	1.6%
White:	14	2.9%	20	4.1%	18	4.1%	21	4.6%	27	5.9%	32	6.7%	29	6.0%
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:	339	70.8%	341	69.2%	291	66.7%	300	65.6%	296	64.2%	245	51.6%	235	48.5%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	50	10.4%	53	10.8%	52	11.9%	49	10.7%	69	15.0%	66	13.9%	90	18.6%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	11.68		12.02		8.07		8.79		8.78		8.40		7.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	290	322	328
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	331	333
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	335	337
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	340	338	337
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	338	337
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	201	202	202
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	198	203	201
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	279	299	309
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299	303	313
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	302	313
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	307	314
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	306	314
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	195	199	201
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	194	198	201
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	309	312
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	309	312
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	315	318
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	316	319
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	321	324
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	327	330
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	328	330
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	334	331
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	214	216	215
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	215	217	215
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	313	318
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	314	319
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	311	314
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	311	316
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	313	319
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	317	324
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	320	323
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	319	323
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	215	212	213
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	209	211	212
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	326	332
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	329	333
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	331	335
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	332	336
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	333	336
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	220	223	222
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	216	221	221
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	292	302	310
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	291	299	305
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299	305	311
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	304	310
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	304	310
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	223	220	221
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	219	219	220
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	276	288	299
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	283	295	306
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	292	303	310
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	290	306	314
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	310	318
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	317	322
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	315	322
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	192	200	201

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	59.0%	60.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	41.0%	40.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	17.9%	23.7%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	82.1%	76.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$49,668.0	$46,296.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$38,970.0	$36,346.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$52,008.0	$50,218.0

* Tropical Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.