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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039008147

ALPHA CHARTER OF EXCELLENCE

1217 SW FOURTH ST, MIAMI, FL 33135 · (305) 624-3717 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL262 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 4% of Florida public elementary schools
  • DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public elementary schools

Enrollment
262
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
144 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten4015%
Grade 14015%
Grade 23815%
Grade 36324%
Grade 44015%
Grade 54116%

This year's kindergarten class (40) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (41).

Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 70% · US 70%
White
10%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
25999%
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 38% · US 30%
Black
21%
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
13050%
Female
13250%

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English Language Arts
37.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.6pp since 2023
Math
37.1%
FL avg 58.9% . -0.6pp since 2023

What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.

FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2537.0%37.1%
2023-2433.4%37.8%
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
34.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.9pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 54% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like ALPHA CHARTER OF EXCELLENCE

ALPHA CHARTER OF EXCELLENCE's state test result (34.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
ALPHA CHARTER OF EXCELLENCE this school26255.0%34.8%
VILLAGE GREEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI
26449.6%66.0%
GREENGLADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI
29352.9%57.7%
TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HIALEAH
32559.1%43.6%
SOMERSET PALMS ACADEMY
MIAMI
32449.7%74.8%
SILVER BLUFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI
35852.5%41.8%
Matched among Florida elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where ALPHA CHARTER OF EXCELLENCE ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn FloridaIn Miami-Dade County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
34.8%#1,988 of 2,136#267 of 278
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
37.1%#1,999 of 2,149
▼ 97
#272 of 279
▼ 11
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
37.0%#1,891 of 2,149
▲ 22
#256 of 279
▼ 3
Enrollment
ranked largest first
262#2,043 of 2,267#255 of 290
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.8:1#281 of 2,077#26 of 264
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
2.3%#2,103 of 2,108#263 of 267
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
55.0%#1,095 of 2,188#144 of 283
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-16.3%#650 of 1,374#119 of 185
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
262
-28 (-10%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 14.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252621913.8:155% (144)
2023-242701914.2:11% (3)
2022-232591913.6:171% (184)
2020-212902014.5:196% (279)
2017-183132313.6:196% (299)
2015-163021816.8:199% (299)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ALPHA CHARTER OF EXCELLENCE.

About ALPHA CHARTER OF EXCELLENCE

ALPHA CHARTER OF EXCELLENCE is a small elementary school found in MIAMI, Florida. The school reports 262 students in kindergarten through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Florida is about 604 students.

MIAMI-DADE operates 527 schools. Combined enrollment is 335,685 students.

Hispanic students are the large majority at ALPHA CHARTER OF EXCELLENCE, with 99% of enrollment. County-wide, 69% of Miami-Dade County residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, ALPHA CHARTER OF EXCELLENCE comes in at 2%.

Its teaching staff equals 19 full-time positions, a ratio of 13.8:1. That ratio is under the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. Around 55% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.

allk12 grades ALPHA CHARTER OF EXCELLENCE an F. The grade compares the school only with Florida public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

Schools in Florida with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate on state tests near 53.6%. ALPHA CHARTER OF EXCELLENCE posts 34.8%, 18.9 points below that, which places it in the bottom 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.

Among Miami-Dade County residents, median household income is about $71,753, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. ALPHA CHARTER OF EXCELLENCE is one of 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County, which together enroll about 335,817 students.

RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is located about 0.1 miles from ALPHA CHARTER OF EXCELLENCE. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, ALPHA CHARTER OF EXCELLENCE ranks 8th on average proficiency.

Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.

The 2024-25 enrollment of 262 was 10% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 290.

Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at ALPHA CHARTER OF EXCELLENCE. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Miami-Dade County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
ALPHA CHARTER OF EXCELLENCE
District
MIAMI-DADE
Address
1217 SW FOURTH ST, MIAMI, FL 33135
Phone
(305) 624-3717
County
Miami-Dade County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
262
Teachers (FTE)
19
Student–teacher ratio
13.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
144 (55%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
120039008147
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About ALPHA CHARTER OF EXCELLENCE
How many students attend ALPHA CHARTER OF EXCELLENCE?
ALPHA CHARTER OF EXCELLENCE enrolls approximately 262 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does ALPHA CHARTER OF EXCELLENCE serve?
ALPHA CHARTER OF EXCELLENCE serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at ALPHA CHARTER OF EXCELLENCE?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at ALPHA CHARTER OF EXCELLENCE.
How diverse is ALPHA CHARTER OF EXCELLENCE?
ALPHA CHARTER OF EXCELLENCE reports a student body of 0% White, 99% Hispanic, 1% Black.
Is ALPHA CHARTER OF EXCELLENCE public or private?
ALPHA CHARTER OF EXCELLENCE is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by MIAMI-DADE.
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