Sweetwater Elementary School

10655 Sw 4Th St, Sweetwater FL, 33174 | Dade County School District | 305-559-1101
  • grades PK-5
  • students 689
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 64% 17% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 513 in Sweetwater
  • Ranked #0 of 6433 in Florida
Proficiency Averages
n/aSweetwater
55%Florida

Sweetwater Elementary School is a school servicing grades PK to 5 and is located in the district of "Dade County School District" in Sweetwater, FL. There are a total of 689 students and 45 teachers at Sweetwater Elementary School, for a student to teacher ratio of 16 to 1.

Sweetwater Elementary School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 64.0%, which is 17% higher than the Florida average.

Sweetwater Elementary School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students689
Teachers45
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 Sweetwater Elementary 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
All64%
365-69%
455-59%
565-69%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All64%
370-74%
460-64%
555-59%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
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.

Sweetwater Elementary School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictFloridaNational
White 0.5% 7.7% 40.9% 51.1%
Black 0.2% 22.9% 22.7% 15.9%
Asian 0.5% 1.2% 2.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 98.8% 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 0.0% 0.6% 3.2% 3.1%

Sweetwater demographics profile

StatisticSweetwaterFloridaNational
Population20,85221,477,737328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)9,51241091
Median age43.741.637.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)45%54%55%
Speak English8%72%79%
Speak Spanish90%21%13%

Education level achieved in Sweetwater

IndexSweetwaterFloridaNational
Completed 8th grade63.1%84.0%84.3%
Completed high school61.2%83.0%83.0%
Completed some college33.8%58.0%59.4%
Completed associate degree25.4%37.4%38.5%
Completed bachelors17.9%27.9%30.3%
Completed masters3.9%10.0%11.5%
Completed professional degree2.0%3.1%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.7%1.1%1.3%
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Source: The Sweetwater Elementary School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.