ERIC Number: ED273642
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1985-Jan
Pages: 283
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District and School Profiles, 1984-85. Dade County Public Schools, Florida.
Dade County Public Schools, Miami, FL. Office of Educational Accountability.
This annual document is a collection of general and statistical information on 251 schools in the Dade County (Florida) Public School system. The document is divided into four sections corresponding to the major geographical areas of the county: North, North Central, South Central, and South. A profile sheet, presented for each individual school in these areas, provides general information about the school, including location, telephone number, principal's name, grade organization, administrative area, and the United States Congressional District. The sheet also includes statistics on school, staff and student characteristics, as well as summaries of student achievement information. Some of the other available information includes: (1) staff characteristics, such as race, number of beginning teachers, pupil/teacher ratio, educational background; (2) student characteristics, such as student membership, racial background, dropout rate, average class size, total full-time equivalent students and the average cost per pupil, percentage of students with limited English proficiency; and (3) student achievement as measured by the Stanford Achievement Tests, Scholastic Aptitude Test, American College Testing Program, and the Statewide Student Assessment Test. (JAZ).
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Class Size, County School Districts, Dropout Rate, Elementary Secondary Education, Expenditure per Student, High School Graduates, Institutional Characteristics, Limited English Speaking, Profiles, School Districts, School Personnel, School Statistics, Scores, Standardized Tests, State Programs, Student Characteristics, Teacher Characteristics, Testing Programs
Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Dade County Public Schools, Miami, FL. Office of Educational Accountability.
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Florida State Student Assessment Test; SAT (College Admission Test); Stanford Achievement Tests
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