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Gulfstream Elementary School

Public | PK-5 | 673 students

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3 stars

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Posted April 23, 2013

The staff is not concerned with the children's well being and neither are the teachers!!! The teacher's do not respond in a timely manner and I have sent several notes to class with my child. My childs teacher's did not even know she was stabbed in the hand with a pencil, therefore I feel like she did not take the correct actions when my child was hurt in her classroom, the teacher didn't even write an incident report until I reported that my child was stabbed in the hand by another student. The main office staff are very unprofessional. Submitted by a parent
—Submitted by a parent


Posted December 9, 2010

I am a student at Gulfstream and I love my school and my teachers. This is my second year at this school and even though I miss my old one, I like to come here. My teachers take their time with every student and they make learning fun. What a wonderful time I have.


Posted July 13, 2010

i Love this school!!!! Out of all the elementary schools i attended this is the BEST!!! I loved the teacherss they were very nice and they explained everthing to me in detail..... I was also blessed awesome teachers tht made learning fun!!! I <3 u!


Posted March 17, 2009

The school has some of the best teachers in the State of Florida for Special needs students. My kid was enrrolled two years in a Pre k special needs program and his improvement was absolutely amazing.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted January 22, 2009

This school has no principal leadership no teacher quality no extracurricular no parent involvement no safty discipline
—Submitted by a parent


Posted August 27, 2008

My son has been a student in this school for the past five years and every year it gets worse. I have decided to get him out of this poor excuse of a school and home school my son. I would never recomend this school to any parent this school offers bad teachers and worse adminastration kids in this school come out with a very bad education.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted May 8, 2008

My daughter is always complaining about kids fights and a bad environment i'm taking her out of this school as soon as possible.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted March 23, 2008

My son is been in this scholl since Pre-K. Now he is in 5th grade and I could see all the improvement he's been having during these years. I think the teacher exelent and are always concern about their students development. I want to thank all of them for been great, specially Ms. Smith and Ms. Roy (my sons home teachers), Ms. Castillo and Ms. Lyon just to mention some of them.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted August 25, 2006

The teachers need to be more timely when parents requests a meeting. The office staffs are not very professional. The school has some of the best teachers in the State of Florida for Special needs students.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted June 28, 2005

Very happy that my kids are leaving this school. Even though this past year showed great improvement the deficiencies are still the same. A strong cse dept however children that are neither gifted or special ed fall through the cracks.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted November 11, 2004

I found that the staff is not concerned with the children's well being. The teacher's do not respond in a timely manner when a parent requests a teacher/parent conference. Teacher's do not take the correct actions when a child is hurt in their classroom. The main office staff does not seem to understand that when a child is hurt he/she must see a nurse, especially if their bleeding.
—Submitted by a parent


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The Community Rating is the school’s average rating from its community members (e.g., parents, students, and school staff). The highest possible rating is five stars; the lowest is one star.

The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population.
Math

The state average for Math was 58% in 2012.

74 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
54%

2011

 
 
42%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 56% in 2012.

74 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
47%

2011

 
 
38%
Scale: % level 3, 4, or 5

About the tests


In 2011-2012 Florida used the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT 2.0) to test students in grades 3 through 10 in reading, 3 through 8 in math, and in grades 5 and 8 in science. The FCAT 2.0 is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Florida. The FCAT 2.0 has 5 achievement levels, with level 1 being the lowest and level 5 the highest. Florida considers scores of level 3 and higher to be on or above grade level. The goal is for all students to score at or above level 3.

See Florida's state standards

Source: Florida Department of Education

Math

The state average for Math was 60% in 2012.

63 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
59%

2011

 
 
67%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 62% in 2012.

63 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
51%

2011

 
 
57%
Scale: % level 3, 4, or 5

About the tests


In 2011-2012 Florida used the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT 2.0) to test students in grades 3 through 10 in reading, 3 through 8 in math, and in grades 5 and 8 in science. The FCAT 2.0 is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Florida. The FCAT 2.0 has 5 achievement levels, with level 1 being the lowest and level 5 the highest. Florida considers scores of level 3 and higher to be on or above grade level. The goal is for all students to score at or above level 3.

See Florida's state standards

Source: Florida Department of Education

Math

The state average for Math was 57% in 2012.

66 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
62%

2011

 
 
41%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 61% in 2012.

66 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
61%

2011

 
 
37%
Science

The state average for Science was 51% in 2012.

66 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
58%
Scale: % level 3, 4, or 5

About the tests


In 2011-2012 Florida used the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT 2.0) to test students in grades 3 through 10 in reading, 3 through 8 in math, and in grades 5 and 8 in science. The FCAT 2.0 is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Florida. The FCAT 2.0 has 5 achievement levels, with level 1 being the lowest and level 5 the highest. Florida considers scores of level 3 and higher to be on or above grade level. The goal is for all students to score at or above level 3.

See Florida's state standards

Source: Florida Department of Education

Writing

The state average for Writing was 81% in 2012.

61 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
74%

2011

 
 
100%

2010

 
 
95%
Scale: % scoring at or above level 3

About the tests


In 2011-2012 Florida used the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) to test students in grades 4, 8 and 10 in writing. The Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills needed to progress through school. The FCAT writing exam is scored on a scale of 1 to 6. The state considers a score of 3 or above as meeting state standards.

See Florida's state standards

Source: Florida Department of Education

  • In 2011-2012, this school received a grade of "A".
  • In 2010-2011, this school received a grade of "C".
  • In 2009-2010, this school received a grade of "A".
  • In 2008-2009, this school received a grade of "A".

About the tests


Florida uses School Grades to measure the overall performance of a school each year on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT). Each school is assigned a letter grade (A-F) based on three criteria: the overall performance on the FCAT, the percentage of eligible students who took the test, and whether or not students made progress in reading and math. The School Grades are calculated by adding points earned from each of the performance criteria listed above.

See Florida's state standards

Source: Florida Department of Education

Breaking down the GreatSchools Rating

GreatSchools Ratings are based on the most recent standardized test results for schools. Use the breakdown ratings below to compare types of students at this school. Learn more »


Student ethnicity

Ethnicity This school State average
Hispanic 57% 25%
Black 27% 23%
White 13% 46%
Multiracial 3% 4%
Asian/Pacific Islander 1% 2%
American Indian/Alaskan Native 0% 0%
Source: FL Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Student subgroups

  This school District averageState average
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program 75%N/A46%
Source: FL Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Student-teacher ratio

  This school District averageState average
Students per teacher 9N/A15
Source: FL Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Teacher education levels

  This school District averageState average
Bachelor's degree 51%N/A65%
Master's degree 37%N/A32%
Doctorate degree 3%N/A1%
Other degree 10%N/A2%
Source: FL Dept. of Education, 2009-2010

Teacher credentials

  This school District averageState average
Classes taught by non-highly qualified teachers 3%N/A5%
Source: FL Dept. of Education, 2009-2010
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20900 SW 97th Ave
Cutler Bay, FL 33189
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Phone: (305) 235-6811

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