📍 21545 Sw 87th Ave, Cutler Bay, Miami-Dade County, 33189
Dr. Edward L. Whigham Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cutler Bay, Miami-Dade County. The school has 643 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Miami-Dade school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 48% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Dr. Edward L. Whigham Elementary School enrolls 643 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 39 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% Hispanic or Latino, 16% Black or African American and 5.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 489 | 76% |
| Black or African American | 100 | 16% |
| White | 34 | 5.3% |
| Asian | 12 | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
416 of the school's 643 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 388 qualify for free lunch and 28 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Dr. Edward L. Whigham Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 37, state house district 114.
Dr. Edward L. Whigham Elementary School is one of 542 schools in MIAMI-DADE, based in MIAMI, Florida. The district serves 333,233 students district-wide and employs 16,606 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 643 students, Dr. Edward L. Whigham Elementary School is close to the district average of about 615 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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