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What's something ADA MERRITT K-8 CENTER does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
780
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039004072
ADA MERRITT K-8 CENTER
660 SW 3RD ST, MIAMI, FL 33130 · (305) 326-0791 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL780 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
146 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
85.1%
FL avg 56.7% . +2.5pp since 2023
Math
91.4%
FL avg 58.9% . +1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 91 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
84.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
780
+37 (+5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 15.5:1
% White
23%
was 24%
% Hispanic
75%
was 73%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ADA MERRITT K-8 CENTER
Located at 660 SW 3RD ST, in MIAMI, Florida, ADA MERRITT K-8 CENTER is a mid-tier primary school that educates 780 students (grades pre-K through 8), run under MIAMI-DADE. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 29% above typical.
MIAMI-DADE comprises 527 schools with combined enrollment of 335,685 students; ADA MERRITT K-8 CENTER is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, ADA MERRITT K-8 CENTER shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 75%; the rest reads as 23% White.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 19% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Miami-Dade County (around 48%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ADA MERRITT K-8 CENTER sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 71.8%; this one delivers 84.9%.
Around the school, census data for Miami-Dade County shows median household income runs about $71,753, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Miami-Dade County runs 561 public schools (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students), of which ADA MERRITT K-8 CENTER is one.
MATER ACADEMY EAST CHARTER SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ADA MERRITT K-8 CENTER at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 64.7%.
Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ADA MERRITT K-8 CENTER has climbed 5%, going from 743 students in 2018 to 780 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 today.
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Miami-Dade County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,738,356
Census ACS
Median income
$71,753
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
561
335,817 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MIAMI-DADE
- JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGHHigh · 4,291 students
- CORAL REEF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,399 students
- SOUTH DADE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,382 students
- MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,100 students
- HIALEAH GARDENS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,009 students
- BARBARA GOLEMAN SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,973 students
Other schools in MIAMI
- JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGHHigh · 4,291 students
- CORAL REEF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,399 students
- MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,100 students
- MIAMI PALMETTO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,618 students
- SOUTHWEST MIAMI SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,599 students
- G. HOLMES BRADDOCK SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,291 students
Nearby schools
- MATER ACADEMY EAST CHARTER SCHOOL0.2 mi · 573
- LINCOLN-MARTI CHARTER SCHOOL (LITTLE HAVANA CAMPUS)0.4 mi · 674
- CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS0.4 mi · 179
- MATER ACADEMY KIWANIS0.4 mi · 236
- MATER ACADEMY EAST PREPARATORY0.4 mi · 20
- RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 842
Frequently asked questions
About ADA MERRITT K-8 CENTERHow large is ADA MERRITT K-8 CENTER?
ADA MERRITT K-8 CENTER enrolls approximately 780 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does ADA MERRITT K-8 CENTER serve?
ADA MERRITT K-8 CENTER serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does ADA MERRITT K-8 CENTER have?
ADA MERRITT K-8 CENTER employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
What is the student diversity at ADA MERRITT K-8 CENTER?
Student demographics at ADA MERRITT K-8 CENTER are roughly 23% White, 75% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is ADA MERRITT K-8 CENTER in?
ADA MERRITT K-8 CENTER is part of MIAMI-DADE.
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