City: Hialeah, FL
Address: 1025 West 56th Street
District: Dade
Phone: (305)821-2460
Web site: http://www.palmspringsmiddle.net/
School Enrollment: 1917
White students: 2.8%
Black students: 1.5%
Hispanic students: 95.3%
Asian students: .5%
Female students: 47.7%
Male students: 52.3%
Students with disabilities: 11.8%
Gifted: 7.0%
Free lunch students % of enrollment: 80.6%
Stability: 96.1%
School grade: B
Average class size in language arts classes: 25.1
Average class size in math classes: 26.5
Average class size in science classes: 29.1
Average class size in social studies classes: 28.5
Teachers with master's degree: 26.5%
Teacher experience average: 12.6
Total staff: 128
Prc. of staff in administration: 3.9%
Prc. of staff in instruction: 71.9%
Prc. of staff in support: 24.2%
Statistics about PALM SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL in Hialeah, FL
Expenditures per exceptional pupil: $7,927
Expenditures per regular pupil: $4,667
Expenditures per at risk pupil: $4,273
Expenditures per vocational pupil: $4,098
Total operating expenditure: $5,177
Limited English Proficient students: 19.2%
Students absent 21+ days: 4.6%
In-school suspensions: 15.7%
Out-of-school suspensions: 4.3%
6th grade FCAT math results
6th grade FCAT math number tested: 598
Students scoring at level 1: 54
Students scoring at level 2: 18
Students scoring at level 3: 19
Students scoring at level 4: 7
Students scoring at level 5: 3
Median national percentile rank: 46
6th grade FCAT reading results
6th grade FCAT reading number tested: 596
Students scoring at level 1: 50
Students scoring at level 2: 18
Students scoring at level 3: 22
Students scoring at level 4: 8
Students scoring at level 5: 3
Median national percentile rank: 35
7th grade FCAT math results
7th grade FCAT math number tested: 616
Students scoring at level 1: 36
Students scoring at level 2: 25
Students scoring at level 3: 26
Students scoring at level 4: 9
Students scoring at level 5: 4
Median national percentile rank: 52
7th grade FCAT reading results
7th grade FCAT reading number tested: 616
Students scoring at level 1: 43
Students scoring at level 2: 24
Students scoring at level 3: 21
Students scoring at level 4: 9
Students scoring at level 5: 2
Median national percentile rank: 39
8th grade FCAT math results
8th grade FCAT math number tested: 694
Students scoring at level 1: 32
Students scoring at level 2: 26
Students scoring at level 3: 30
Students scoring at level 4: 9
Students scoring at level 5: 3
Median national percentile rank: 51
8th grade FCAT reading results
8th grade FCAT reading number tested: 694
Students scoring at level 1: 38
Students scoring at level 2: 27
Students scoring at level 3: 24
Students scoring at level 4: 10
Students scoring at level 5: 1
Median national percentile rank: 41
8th grade FCAT writing number tested: 696
Students scoring at level 3: 83.0
Incidents of Crime and Violence:
Violent Acts Against Persons: 10
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs: 7
Property: 16
Fighting and Harassment: 116
Weapons Possession: 0
Other Nonviolent Incidents and Disorderly Conduct: 10
Total: 159