Enrollment
324
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039000374
BEL-AIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
10205 SW 194TH ST, CUTLER BAY, FL 33157 · (305) 233-5401 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL324 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
207 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
BEL-AIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→CUTLER BAY MIDDLE
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
47.8%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.9pp since 2023
Math
59.4%
FL avg 58.9% . +1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 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
49.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
324
+53 (+20%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 15.1:1
% White
2%
was 3%
% Hispanic
74%
was 52%
% Black
22%
was 41%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About BEL-AIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BEL-AIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a compact K-5 school in CUTLER BAY, Florida, part of MIAMI-DADE. The school works with 324 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so BEL-AIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 46% leaner than that benchmark.
MIAMI-DADE runs 527 schools in total, collectively educating 335,685 students. BEL-AIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.
On the student-mix side, BEL-AIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 74%. Beyond that, the school records 22% Black.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, BEL-AIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.2:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 64% of students at BEL-AIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Miami-Dade County's rate of about 48%.
With demographic context factored in, BEL-AIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.0%.
In the broader community, Miami-Dade County reports that the typical household earns roughly $71,753 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Miami-Dade County's 561 public schools (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students), BEL-AIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
CUTLER BAY MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, BEL-AIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 53.6%.
The school occupies an outer-ring site.
Five-year trend. BEL-AIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has grew 20% since 2018, when it stood at 271 (now 324). The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 52% to 74% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 in 2025.
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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 CUTLER BAY
- CUTLER BAY MIDDLEMiddle · 935 students
- MATER ACADEMY BAY ELEMENTARYElementary · 917 students
- DR. EDWARD L. WHIGHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 731 students
- CUTLER BAY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 590 students
- GULFSTREAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 544 students
- CORAL REEF MONTESSORI ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLElementary · 521 students
Nearby schools
- CUTLER BAY MIDDLE0.4 mi · 935
- CUTLER RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 430
- BOYSTOWN0.7 mi · 44
- ROBERT RUSSA MOTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 168
- GULFSTREAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 544
- MIAMI SOUTHRIDGE SENIOR HIGH1.3 mi · 2,238
Frequently asked questions
About BEL-AIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend BEL-AIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BEL-AIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 324 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does BEL-AIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
BEL-AIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at BEL-AIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at BEL-AIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is BEL-AIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BEL-AIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 2% White, 74% Hispanic, 22% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees BEL-AIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BEL-AIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by MIAMI-DADE in Miami-Dade County.
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