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Miami-Dade County Public Schools 1450 NE 2nd Ave #912 Miami FL 33132 305-995-1430

Miami-Dade County Public Schools operates 450 schools covering grades PK-12, which serve 353,463 students in the City of Miami and other Dade County communities, including Aventura, Bay Harbor Islands, Carol City, Coconut Grove, Coral Gables, Cutler Bay, Doral, El Portal, Florida City, Hialeah, Hialeah Gardens, Homestead, Key Biscayne, Leisure City, Miami Beach,  Miami Gardens, Miami Lakes, Opa-Locka, Miami Springs, Naranja, North Bay Village, North Miami, North Miami Beach, Perrine, South Miami. 271 schools are elementary level (PK, K, PK-K, PK-2, PK-5, K-4, K-5, 1-5, PK-6, K-6), 63 are middle schools (6-8), 43 are high schools (9-12), and the rest are other grade configurations (e.g. K-8, K-12, 4-8, 4-12, 6-12, 7-12, 8-12, 11-12). 65 schools, representing all grade levels, are charter programs. Student/teacher ratio is 16:1 (district-wide). The district employs about 26,500 classroom teachers, nearly 9,000 support personnel, and around 1400 administrators. 60% of teachers have a Bachelors Degree only, 40% have a Masters Degree or higher. Per Pupil cost is $8,502. A variety of programs, services, and personnel are provided for Limited English Speaking (LEP), Gifted & Talented and Special Needs students. 24% of elementary students (and 9% of both middle and high school students) are enrolled in the English to Speakers of other Languages (ESOL) program, 11% of elementary (and 12% of both middle and high school students) receive Special Education services, and 7% of elementary, 11% of middle, and 10% of high school students are enrolled in Gifted Education programs. Support services for all students, as needed, include speech/language, tutoring and counseling. 213 district schools offer before- and after-school care for elementary school age children; providers include the school district, YMCA and FCAA. A number of schools also host community education programs, such as job skills workshops/classes.

 

Miami FL School System Statistics, 2006-2007

FCAT Score Data, 2007

Miami-Dade District Note: Level 1 is lowest, Level 5 is highest

Grade 3 Math

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Level 5

Statewide Percentages

12

14

33

28

13

District Percentages

14

16

33

26

11

 

Grade 6 Math

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Level 5

Statewide Percentages

28

22

28

16

7

District Percentages

33

23

26

13

5

 

Grade 8 Math

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Level 5

Statewide Percentages

18

19

34

17

12

District Percentages

25

21

31

14

9

 

Grade 10 Math

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Level 5

Statewide Percentages

14

20

28

30

7

District Percentages

19

24

28

24

5

 

Grade 3 Reading

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Level 5

Statewide Percentages

19

13

33

28

8

District Percentages

24

14

32

25

6

 

Grade 6 Reading

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Level 5

Statewide Percentages

19

19

35

21

6

District Percentages

24

21

34

18

4

 

Grade 8 Reading

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Level 5

Statewide Percentages

22

29

33

14

2

District Percentages

29

30

28

11

2

 

Grade 10 Reading

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Level 5

Statewide Percentages

39

28

16

7

11

District Percentages

47

26

13

5

8

 

Grade 5 Science

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Level 5

Statewide Percentages

25

33

31

8

2

District Percentages

31

35

27

6

1

 

Grade 8 Science

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Level 5

Statewide Percentages

31

31

30

7

1

District Percentages

41

30

24

4

1

 

Grade 11 Science

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Level 5

Statewide Percentages

30

33

31

5

1

District Percentages

42

32

23

3

0

 

Writing, Levels 3-5

Grade 4

Grade 8

Grade 10

Statewide Percentages

92

94

91

District Percentages

95

93

89