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Ben Sheppard Elementary School

(305) 556-2204

Physical Address:
5700 West 24th Ave
Hialeah, FL  33016
Mailing Address:
5700 W 24th Ave
Hialeah, FL  33016

School Information

District:
Dade
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Miami-dade County
Level:
Primary
Grade Span:
PK - 5
Number of Students:
1136

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Ben Sheppard Elementary School

This School County Average State Average
Hispanic 96.57% 59.32% 24.35%
White 1.67% 8.60% 43.53%
Black 1.23% 32.18% 28.17%
Asian/Pacific 0.35% 1.38% 2.56%
Others 0.09% 0% 0%
American Indian 0.09% 0.23% 0.60%

Genders in Ben Sheppard Elementary School

This School County Average State Average
Male 50.35% 48.36% 47.92%
Female 49.65% 51.64% 52.08%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Ben Sheppard Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Hispanic 1358 1203 1097
White 21 16 19
Black 10 12 14
Asian/Pacific 6 4 4
Others 2 2 1
American Indian 0 0 1
Total 1397 1237 1136

Enrollment by Gender for Ben Sheppard Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 723 621 572
Female 674 616 564
Total 1397 1237 1136

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Ben Sheppard Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1397 1237 1136
# Eligible for free lunch 952 (68%) 881 (71%) 891 (78%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 228 (16%) 198 (16%) 127 (11%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 1180 (84%) 1079 (87%) 1018 (90%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Ben Sheppard Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1397 1237 1136
Fulltime teachers 101.5 95.4 85.5
Student/Teacher Ratio 13.80 13.00 13.29
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 14.28 16.08 16.53