BEN SHEPPARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 5700 W 24TH AVE, in HIALEAH, Florida, BEN SHEPPARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a well-populated elementary school that serves 927 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within MIAMI-DADE. That puts it 53% larger than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 604 students.

MIAMI-DADE comprises 527 schools with combined enrollment of 335,685 students; BEN SHEPPARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

Looking at the student body, BEN SHEPPARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that nearly all students (98%) are Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 69% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting BEN SHEPPARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 63% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Miami-Dade County's rate of about 48%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BEN SHEPPARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.5%; this one delivers 55.1%.

In the area at large, census data for Miami-Dade County shows median household income runs about $71,753, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Miami-Dade County's 561 public schools (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students), BEN SHEPPARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: JOSE MARTI MAST 6-12 ACADEMY, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BEN SHEPPARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 68.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Trend over the last 7 years. BEN SHEPPARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has contracted 3% since 2018, when it stood at 958 (now 927). The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.

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