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Which teacher or staff member at BEACON COLLEGE PREP K-8 deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
424
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039008735
BEACON COLLEGE PREP K-8
13400 NW 28TH AVE, OPA LOCKA, FL 33054 · (786) 353-6109 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL424 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
274 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
2
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
52.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
60.2%
FL avg 58.9% . +6.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 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
53.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 →
About BEACON COLLEGE PREP K-8
BEACON COLLEGE PREP K-8 is a low-enrollment primary school in OPA LOCKA, Florida, overseen by MIAMI-DADE. The school caters to 424 students in grades K through 8. That puts it 30% smaller than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 604 students.
Across the 527 schools in MIAMI-DADE (335,685 students total), BEACON COLLEGE PREP K-8 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Looking at the student body, BEACON COLLEGE PREP K-8 shows that nearly all students (81%) are Black; the rest looks like 18% Hispanic. By comparison, Miami-Dade County as a whole is about 15% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, BEACON COLLEGE PREP K-8 has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.8:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 65% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Miami-Dade County (around 48%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, BEACON COLLEGE PREP K-8 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.8%; this one delivers 53.3%.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Miami-Dade County put the typical household earns roughly $71,753 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. BEACON COLLEGE PREP K-8 is one of 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students).
Nearest neighbor: PHOENIX ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE NORTH, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BEACON COLLEGE PREP K-8. On composite proficiency, BEACON COLLEGE PREP K-8 comes 1st of 4 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 46.6%.
Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area. BEACON COLLEGE PREP K-8 is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.
On allk12, members of the BEACON COLLEGE PREP K-8 community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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 OPA LOCKA
- NORTH PARK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 431 students
- NATHAN B. YOUNG ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 310 students
- DR. ROBERT B. INGRAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 232 students
- GOLDEN GLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 210 students
- RAINBOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 172 students
- JAN MANN EDUCATIONAL CENTERCombined · 83 students
Nearby schools
- PHOENIX ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE NORTH0.3 mi · 45
- DR. ROBERT B. INGRAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 232
- NATHAN B. YOUNG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 310
- NORTH PARK HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 431
- CARRIE P. MEEK/WESTVIEW K-8 CENTER0.7 mi · 548
- THE SEED SCHOOL OF MIAMI0.9 mi · 232
Frequently asked questions
About BEACON COLLEGE PREP K-8How large is BEACON COLLEGE PREP K-8?
BEACON COLLEGE PREP K-8 enrolls approximately 424 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does BEACON COLLEGE PREP K-8 serve?
BEACON COLLEGE PREP K-8 serves grades KG-08.
How many teachers does BEACON COLLEGE PREP K-8 have?
BEACON COLLEGE PREP K-8 employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the student diversity at BEACON COLLEGE PREP K-8?
Student demographics at BEACON COLLEGE PREP K-8 are roughly 0% White, 18% Hispanic, 81% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is BEACON COLLEGE PREP K-8 in?
BEACON COLLEGE PREP K-8 is part of MIAMI-DADE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.