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Wesley Matthews Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

12345 Sw 18th Ter

Miami FL, 33175, Miami-Dade County

Phone: 305-222-8150

Ranking:

(526 out of 2,614, top 20%)*

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:	35		35		37		38		43		51		58
Total Students:	546		515		514		521		614		687		717
Prekindergarten:	37	6.8%	38	7.4%	38	7.4%	35	6.7%	35	5.7%	35	5.1%	34	4.7%
Kindergarten:	89	16.3%	82	15.9%	67	13.0%	69	13.2%	69	11.2%	88	12.8%	74	10.3%
Grade 1:	98	17.9%	76	14.8%	73	14.2%	70	13.4%	88	14.3%	87	12.7%	100	13.9%
Grade 2:	79	14.5%	72	14.0%	78	15.2%	83	15.9%	83	13.5%	108	15.7%	88	12.3%
Grade 3:	79	14.5%	84	16.3%	74	14.4%	74	14.2%	111	18.1%	91	13.2%	149	20.8%
Grade 4:	84	15.4%	78	15.1%	81	15.8%	103	19.8%	84	13.7%	145	21.1%	134	18.7%
Grade 5:	80	14.7%	85	16.5%	103	20.0%	87	16.7%	144	23.5%	133	19.4%	138	19.2%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	283	51.8%	253	49.1%	240	46.7%	273	52.4%	319	52.0%	349	50.8%	367	51.2%
Female:	263	48.2%	262	50.9%	274	53.3%	248	47.6%	287	46.7%	324	47.2%	341	47.6%
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:	10	1.8%	11	2.1%	12	2.3%	14	2.7%	16	2.6%	6	0.9%	6	0.8%
Hispanic:	515	94.3%	478	92.8%	473	92.0%	473	90.8%	554	90.2%	617	89.8%	652	90.9%
Black:	3	0.5%	2	0.4%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	2	0.3%	2	0.3%	3	0.4%
White:	18	3.3%	24	4.7%	27	5.3%	34	6.5%	42	6.8%	56	8.2%	51	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%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	362	66.3%	327	63.5%	313	60.9%	326	62.6%	341	55.5%	305	44.4%	305	42.5%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	75	13.7%	74	14.4%	66	12.8%	61	11.7%	102	16.6%	112	16.3%	123	17.2%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.60		14.71		13.89		13.71		14.45		13.50		12.40

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338	322	328
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	364	331	333
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	358	335	337
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	372	338	337
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	358	338	337
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	209	202	202
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	207	203	201
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	299	309
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	303	313
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	302	313
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333	307	314
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	306	314
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	209	199	201
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	201	198	201
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	309	312
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	309	312
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338	315	318
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335	316	319
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	321	324
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339	327	330
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	351	328	330
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	346	334	331
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	223	216	215
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	231	217	215
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	313	318
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	314	319
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	311	314
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	311	316
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	313	319
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334	317	324
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	348	320	323
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341	319	323
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	218	212	213
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	220	211	212
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338	326	332
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335	329	333
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	331	335
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338	332	336
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	352	333	336
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	230	223	222
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	232	221	221
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	302	310
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	299	305
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	305	311
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	304	310
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	304	310
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	231	220	221
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	227	219	220
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	288	299
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	295	306
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	303	310
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	306	314
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	310	318
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338	317	322
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334	315	322
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	205	200	201

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	49.1%	55.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	50.9%	44.7%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	9.0 years	9.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	41.5%	37.2%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	58.5%	62.8%

Mean Base Salary:	$46,148.0	$41,816.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$40,256.0	$36,482.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$50,330.0	$46,092.0

* Wesley Matthews 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.