Enrollment
340
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039000372
BANYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
3060 SW 85TH AVE, MIAMI, FL 33155 · (305) 221-4011 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL340 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
151 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
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
BANYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→ROCKWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL
Based on published attendance-zone data from MIAMI-DADE. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
63.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.3pp since 2023
Math
69.1%
FL avg 58.9% . +2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 3 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
64.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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
340
-23 (-6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.5:1
% White
1%
was 2%
% Hispanic
98%
was 96%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About BANYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BANYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the low-enrollment primary schools in MIAMI, Florida, overseen by MIAMI-DADE, with 340 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so BANYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 44% below that benchmark.
Across the 527 schools in MIAMI-DADE (335,685 students total), BANYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On demographics, BANYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that nearly all students (98%) are Hispanic. By comparison, Miami-Dade County as a whole is about 69% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, BANYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.8:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 44% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, BANYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.9%; this one delivers 64.3%.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Miami-Dade County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $71,753 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. BANYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students).
The closest other public school is EMERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, BANYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 57.4%.
The campus sits in a suburban setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BANYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has contracted 6%, going from 363 students in 2018 to 340 in 2025.
On this page, members of the BANYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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
- EMERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 289
- ROCKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 370
- ROCKWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL0.8 mi · 888
- MIAMI CORAL PARK SENIOR HIGH1.0 mi · 2,082
- EVERGLADES K-8 CENTER1.1 mi · 912
- WEST MIAMI MIDDLE SCHOOL1.1 mi · 599
Frequently asked questions
About BANYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is BANYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BANYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 340 students in grades PK-05.
Is BANYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
BANYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BANYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BANYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 14.8:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at BANYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At BANYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 1% White, 98% Hispanic, 1% Asian.
Who oversees BANYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BANYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by MIAMI-DADE in Miami-Dade County.
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