South Miami Heights Elementary School
5 out of 5 | 2 Reviews
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 655 preschool and elementary school students from grades PK-5
- Ranks 1263rd out of 1,901 elementary schools in FL.
Additional Contact Information
- Mailing Address: 12231 Sw 190th Ter, Miami, FL 33177
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: 655
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 44.0
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 14.9
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 356 (54.4%)
- Females: 299 (45.6%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 52 (7.9%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 533 (81.4%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 585 (89.3%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | 1 | 0.2% |
| Black | 120 | 18.3% |
| Asian | 10 | 1.5% |
| Hispanic | 500 | 76.3% |
| White | 24 | 3.7% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 17 | 2.6% |
| Kindergarten | 87 | 13.3% |
| 1st Grade | 88 | 13.4% |
| 2nd Grade | 104 | 15.9% |
| 3rd Grade | 118 | 18.0% |
| 4th Grade | 111 | 16.9% |
| 5th Grade | 130 | 19.8% |
Teacher Educational Background (2010)
Percent of Teachers with a Bachelor's Degree
School:
51.2%
District:
55.5%
State:
65.3%
Percent of Teachers with a Ph.D.
School:
2.3%
District:
2.0%
State:
1.0%
Percent of Classes Taught by Non-Highly Qualified Teachers
School:
1.1%
State:
4.8%
Source: FL Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
School Ratings and Reviews
Overall Rating: 5
5 out of 5 | 2 Reviews
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2 reviews for South Miami Heights Elementary School
- Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on August 24, 2009
- Rating:
(5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - muy buena escuela , pero solamente que hay veces las personas de la dirreccion , no nos dan la atencion que los padres merecemos .
gracias
- Reviewed by Former Student on August 01, 2009
- Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- this is a great school that any child could go to but the only bad part about it is one of the teachers. she pressures the children too much i think she should be fired.
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Test Scores and Performance Information
Overall School Rating
How is this determined?
The overall school rating shows that South Miami Heights Elementary School performed on average worse than many 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: A
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Status: NO
Percent Criteria Met
School:
82.0%
District:
64.0%
FCAT - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject
Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 75.0% | 78.0% | 77.0% |
| 2009 | 74.0% | 76.0% | 78.0% |
| 2008 | 88.0% | 74.0% | 76.0% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 60.0% | 69.0% | 72.0% |
| 2009 | 55.0% | 65.0% | 72.0% |
| 2008 | 61.0% | 67.0% | 72.0% |
Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 71.0% | 72.0% | 75.0% |
| 2009 | 69.0% | 73.0% | 75.0% |
| 2008 | 67.0% | 68.0% | 70.0% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 72.0% | 70.0% | 72.0% |
| 2009 | 64.0% | 69.0% | 74.0% |
| 2008 | 71.0% | 65.0% | 70.0% |
Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 58.0% | 60.0% | 63.0% |
| 2009 | 57.0% | 58.0% | 62.0% |
| 2008 | 43.0% | 58.0% | 62.0% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 56.0% | 65.0% | 70.0% |
| 2009 | 66.0% | 68.0% | 71.0% |
| 2008 | 57.0% | 63.0% | 67.0% |
| Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 38.0% | 45.0% | 50.0% |
| 2009 | 51.0% | 42.0% | 46.0% |
| 2008 | 38.0% | 39.0% | 44.0% |
Source: FL Department of Education 2009-2010
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