Laura C. Saunders Elementary School
3 out of 5 | 4 Reviews
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 839 preschool and elementary school students from grades PK-5
- Ranks 1808th out of 1,901 elementary schools in FL.
School Operational Details
- Title I EligibleAll students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.
School District Details
- Dade County School District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $9,933
- Graduation Rate: 58.5%
- Dropout Rate: 6.0%
- Students Per Teacher: 16.0
- Enrolled Students: 345,962
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 839
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 61.0
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 13.8
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 426 (50.8%)
- Females: 411 (49.0%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 10 (1.2%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 804 (95.8%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 814 (97.0%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | - | - |
| Black | 431 | 51.4% |
| Asian | - | - |
| Hispanic | 396 | 47.2% |
| White | 10 | 1.2% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 47 | 5.6% |
| Kindergarten | 99 | 11.8% |
| 1st Grade | 127 | 15.1% |
| 2nd Grade | 152 | 18.1% |
| 3rd Grade | 168 | 20.0% |
| 4th Grade | 123 | 14.7% |
| 5th Grade | 123 | 14.7% |
Teacher Educational Background (2010)
Percent of Teachers with a Bachelor's Degree
School:
62.3%
District:
55.5%
State:
65.3%
Percent of Teachers with a Ph.D.
School:
1.6%
District:
2.0%
State:
1.0%
Percent of Classes Taught by Non-Highly Qualified Teachers
School:
0.8%
State:
4.8%
Percent of Classes Taught By Teachers (Out-of-Field) of Their Background
School:
0.2%
State:
4.8%
Source: FL Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
School Ratings and Reviews
Overall Rating: 3
3 out of 5 | 4 Reviews
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4 reviews for Laura C. Saunders Elementary School
- Reviewed by Parent or Guardian on April 28, 2011
- Rating:
(5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - laura c saunders is a very good school that teaches your kid about discipline and behavior. the school is a very nice school. before it was a d after we got our new principal it became a "c" school and im very proud of the school. and it's not the school's fault, it's the kids in the school.
- Reviewed by Parent or Guardian on April 11, 2011
- Rating:
(1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - Hello everyone,
I am very concerned about this school and those who are in charge. Today I took my child to school and I was not happy with what I saw there. Close to his class room there was trash all over, walls very dirty and school is currently a C school. School playground looks just horrible, is just depressing how dirty this school is and nobody has done anything to fix this problems. I now understand why my kid is not motivated to go to school.
- Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on December 03, 2009
- Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- bad school
- Reviewed by Former Student on January 11, 2007
- Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- hello this a former student name shaneka this is a very good and fun abd have a lot of very good teachers thank you for all yall hard work
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Test Scores and Performance Information
Overall School Rating
How is this determined?
The overall school rating shows that Laura C. Saunders Elementary School performed on average much worse than most other schools across the state on FCAT state exams in the following subjects:
- Math
- Reading
- Science
AYP and Flordia State School Grades (2010)
Florida School Grade: C
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Status: NO
Percent Criteria Met
School:
74.0%
District:
64.0%
FCAT - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject
Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 70.0% | 78.0% | 77.0% |
| 2009 | 54.0% | 76.0% | 78.0% |
| 2008 | 58.0% | 74.0% | 76.0% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 47.0% | 69.0% | 72.0% |
| 2009 | 39.0% | 65.0% | 72.0% |
| 2008 | 41.0% | 67.0% | 72.0% |
Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 54.0% | 72.0% | 75.0% |
| 2009 | 49.0% | 73.0% | 75.0% |
| 2008 | 57.0% | 68.0% | 70.0% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 45.0% | 70.0% | 72.0% |
| 2009 | 47.0% | 69.0% | 74.0% |
| 2008 | 48.0% | 65.0% | 70.0% |
Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 35.0% | 60.0% | 63.0% |
| 2009 | 39.0% | 58.0% | 62.0% |
| 2008 | 47.0% | 58.0% | 62.0% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 40.0% | 65.0% | 70.0% |
| 2009 | 43.0% | 68.0% | 71.0% |
| 2008 | 43.0% | 63.0% | 67.0% |
| Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 17.0% | 45.0% | 50.0% |
| 2009 | 15.0% | 42.0% | 46.0% |
| 2008 | 24.0% | 39.0% | 44.0% |
Source: FL Department of Education 2009-2010
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