Type Elementary school Faculty 22.0 (on FTE basis) Enrollment 314 (as of 2005-06) | Principal Barbara R. Soto Grades K-6 Phone +1 305-661-7661 Number of students 314 (2005â2006) | |
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Henry S. West Laboratory School is an elementary school located at 5300 Carillo Street in Coral Gables, Florida, USA, on the University of Miami campus. Its principal is Barbara Soto and it is part of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools System.
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The school's mascot is the Crab, and its colors are Green and orange. It educates grades K-6.
The school's students are 41% Hispanic, 34% White Non-Hispanic, 22% Black, and 3% Asian/other.
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 314 students and 22.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 14.3.
Experimental school
The school was established in 1954, as an experimental school of choice associated with the School of Education at the University of Miami. It collaborates with the University's Department of Teaching and Learning on various projects such as science programs and the creation of a "living habitat". University faculty members and students teach and conduct research throughout the school under the direction of Dr. Shawn Post, as the "Professor in Residence".
Awards
West Laboratory School is graded "A", the highest designation on Florida's six-point assessment scale.
Bales Balbin Bransgrove, a fourth-grader in 2006-07, won several awards for his research on natural and safe alternatives to killing harmful pesticides, including a Student Research Award from Schering-Plough.
Aldeen H. Lindgren, 5th grade teacher, retired, of Palm City Florida, was recently named "All Time Best Teacher Ever" by the L.B. Clements Educational Foundation.