Sunset Elementary School
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 1,129 preschool and elementary school students from grades PK-5
- Ranks 45th out of 1,901 elementary schools in FL.
School Operational Details
- Magnet School
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: 1,129
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 85.0
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 13.3
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 568 (50.3%)
- Females: 561 (49.7%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 33 (2.9%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 152 (13.5%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 185 (16.4%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | - | - |
| Black | 55 | 4.9% |
| Asian | 10 | 0.9% |
| Hispanic | 634 | 56.2% |
| White | 430 | 38.1% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 18 | 1.6% |
| Kindergarten | 77 | 6.8% |
| 1st Grade | 201 | 17.8% |
| 2nd Grade | 234 | 20.7% |
| 3rd Grade | 206 | 18.2% |
| 4th Grade | 187 | 16.6% |
| 5th Grade | 206 | 18.2% |
Teacher Educational Background (2010)
Percent of Teachers with a Bachelor's Degree
School:
52.9%
District:
55.5%
State:
65.3%
Percent of Classes Taught by Non-Highly Qualified Teachers
School:
5.6%
State:
4.8%
Source: FL Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
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