Henry S. West Laboratory School

5300 Carillo St, Coral Gables FL, 33146 | Dade County School District | 305-661-7661
  • grades KG-8
  • students 353
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 95% 74% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 17 in Coral Gables
  • Ranked #0 of 6433 in Florida
Proficiency Averages
78%Coral Gables
55%Florida

Henry S. West Laboratory School is a school servicing grades KG to 8 and is located in the district of "Dade County School District" in Coral Gables, FL. There are a total of 353 students and 23 teachers at Henry S. West Laboratory School, for a student to teacher ratio of 16 to 1.

Henry S. West Laboratory School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 95.0%, which is 74% higher than the Florida average.

Henry S. West Laboratory School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students353
Teachers23
Student/Teacher ratio16:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Henry S. West Laboratory School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All95%
3>= 90%
4>= 90%
5>= 90%
6>= 90%
7>= 90%
8>= 80%
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All95%
3>= 90%
4>= 90%
5>= 90%
6>= 90%
7>= 90%
8>= 80%
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Henry S. West Laboratory School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictFloridaNational
White 33.3% 7.7% 40.9% 51.1%
Black 7.8% 22.9% 22.7% 15.9%
Asian 2.5% 1.2% 2.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 55.7% 67.4% 30.0% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.0% 0.1% 0.4% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.1% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.7% 0.6% 3.2% 3.1%

Coral Gables demographics profile

StatisticCoral GablesFloridaNational
Population49,93721,477,737328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)3,86341091
Median age39.741.637.7
Male/Female ratio0.8:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)52%54%55%
Speak English39%72%79%
Speak Spanish54%21%13%

Education level achieved in Coral Gables

IndexCoral GablesFloridaNational
Completed 8th grade95.1%84.0%84.3%
Completed high school94.8%83.0%83.0%
Completed some college83.1%58.0%59.4%
Completed associate degree69.7%37.4%38.5%
Completed bachelors61.8%27.9%30.3%
Completed masters31.4%10.0%11.5%
Completed professional degree15.3%3.1%3.3%
Completed doctorate4.0%1.1%1.3%
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Source: The Henry S. West Laboratory School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.