BOB GRAHAM EDUCATION CENTER

As a well-populated elementary school in MIAMI LAKES, Florida, BOB GRAHAM EDUCATION CENTER enrolls 1,404 students from grades pre-K through 8, overseen by MIAMI-DADE. Enrollment runs roughly 132% bigger than the state mean of about 604.

MIAMI-DADE comprises 527 schools with combined enrollment of 335,685 students; BOB GRAHAM EDUCATION CENTER is among them.

On the student-mix side, BOB GRAHAM EDUCATION CENTER records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (91%). Beyond that, the school reports 4% White, 3% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 82 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 40% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Miami-Dade County's rate of about 48%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BOB GRAHAM EDUCATION CENTER performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 60.9%, the actual is 70.2%, a residual of +9.3 points.

Across the wider county, Miami-Dade County reports that the typical household earns roughly $71,753 per year, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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), BOB GRAHAM EDUCATION CENTER is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: PALM SPRINGS NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 1.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BOB GRAHAM EDUCATION CENTER ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 58.8%.

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

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 17%: 1,699 students in 2018 compared to 1,404 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the BOB GRAHAM EDUCATION CENTER community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.