School information: Toussaint L'Ouverture Elementary School

High violence, poverty plague 'F' school

The school was named after leader of the Haitian revolution Toussaint Louverture, also known as the 'Black Napoleon' for his military genius.

MIAMI Toussaint L'Ouverture Elementary School, 120 NE 59th St., in Miami's Little Haiti neighborhood had about 490 students enrolled.

The school shared the 4th placement for reporting the most fights in Miami-Dade County public schools and in Florida with Brownsville Middle School.

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SCHOOL PRINCIPAL Marchel D. Woods can be reached at 305-758-2600

The top 10 schools with the most fights reported were in high-crime areas. The likelihood of becoming a crime victim in Little Haiti was high.

The top 10 schools with the most fights reported had a majority of students who were getting free or reduced price lunch. About 91 percent of students qualified, which was an indicator of high poverty, records show.

The school was also struggling with an "F" grade during the 2013-2014 school year, according to Miami-Dade County.


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