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Dr. Edward L. Whigham Elementary School

(305) 234-4840

Physical Address:
21545 SW 87th Ave
Miami, FL  33189
Mailing Address:
21545 SW 87th Ave
Miami, FL  33189

School Information

District:
Dade
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Miami-dade County
Level:
Primary
Grade Span:
PK - 5
Number of Students:
733

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Dr. Edward L. Whigham Elementary School

This School County Average State Average
Hispanic 53.89% 59.32% 24.35%
Black 32.61% 32.18% 28.17%
White 11.32% 8.60% 43.53%
Asian/Pacific 1.50% 1.38% 2.56%
Others 0.68% 0% 0%
American Indian 0% 0.23% 0.60%

Genders in Dr. Edward L. Whigham Elementary School

This School County Average State Average
Male 51.16% 48.36% 47.92%
Female 48.84% 51.64% 52.08%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Dr. Edward L. Whigham Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Hispanic 448 401 395
Black 229 215 239
White 82 77 83
Asian/Pacific 15 12 11
Others 29 36 5
American Indian 0 0 0
Total 803 741 733

Enrollment by Gender for Dr. Edward L. Whigham Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 404 367 375
Female 399 374 358
Total 803 741 733

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Dr. Edward L. Whigham Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 803 741 733
# Eligible for free lunch 391 (49%) 413 (56%) 424 (58%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 125 (16%) 88 (12%) 64 (9%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 516 (64%) 501 (68%) 488 (67%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Dr. Edward L. Whigham Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 803 741 733
Fulltime teachers 52.0 50.2 49.0
Student/Teacher Ratio 15.40 14.80 14.96
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 14.28 16.08 16.53