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Enrollment
841
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039002805
BOWMAN ASHE/DOOLIN K-8 ACADEMY
6601 SW 152ND AVE, MIAMI, FL 33193 · (305) 386-6667 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL841 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
477 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
3
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
BOWMAN ASHE/DOOLIN K-8 ACADEMY→JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGH
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
57.9%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.8pp since 2023
Math
61.8%
FL avg 58.9% . -1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 down about 1 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
59.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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
841
-143 (-15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 15.1:1
% White
1%
was 3%
% Hispanic
97%
was 94%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About BOWMAN ASHE/DOOLIN K-8 ACADEMY
BOWMAN ASHE/DOOLIN K-8 ACADEMY is a medium-sized K-5 school in MIAMI, Florida, run under MIAMI-DADE. The school instructs 841 students in grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so BOWMAN ASHE/DOOLIN K-8 ACADEMY sits 39% above that benchmark.
MIAMI-DADE runs 527 schools in total, collectively educating 335,685 students. BOWMAN ASHE/DOOLIN K-8 ACADEMY is one of those campuses.
For racial and ethnic makeup, BOWMAN ASHE/DOOLIN K-8 ACADEMY logs that nearly all students (97%) are Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 69% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.
In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. About 57% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Miami-Dade County (around 48%), the school's rate is north of typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BOWMAN ASHE/DOOLIN K-8 ACADEMY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 59.1%.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Miami-Dade County put median household earnings sit near $71,753, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. BOWMAN ASHE/DOOLIN K-8 ACADEMY is one of 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students).
The closest other public school is JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGH, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BOWMAN ASHE/DOOLIN K-8 ACADEMY. On composite proficiency, BOWMAN ASHE/DOOLIN K-8 ACADEMY comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 72.2%.
BOWMAN ASHE/DOOLIN K-8 ACADEMY operates from a residential location.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BOWMAN ASHE/DOOLIN K-8 ACADEMY has contracted 15%, going from 984 students in 2018 to 841 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 today.
On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around 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
- JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGH0.7 mi · 4,291
- JANE S. ROBERTS K-8 CENTER0.8 mi · 630
- DANTE B. FASCELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 403
- PINECREST ACADEMY (SOUTH CAMPUS)1.0 mi · 733
- LAMAR LOUISE CURRY MIDDLE SCHOOL1.1 mi · 718
- DR. MANUEL C. BARREIRO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 530
Frequently asked questions
About BOWMAN ASHE/DOOLIN K-8 ACADEMYWhat is the total enrollment at BOWMAN ASHE/DOOLIN K-8 ACADEMY?
BOWMAN ASHE/DOOLIN K-8 ACADEMY enrolls approximately 841 students in grades PK-08.
Is BOWMAN ASHE/DOOLIN K-8 ACADEMY an elementary, middle, or high school?
BOWMAN ASHE/DOOLIN K-8 ACADEMY is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BOWMAN ASHE/DOOLIN K-8 ACADEMY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BOWMAN ASHE/DOOLIN K-8 ACADEMY is approximately 16.5:1 (51 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at BOWMAN ASHE/DOOLIN K-8 ACADEMY?
Student demographics at BOWMAN ASHE/DOOLIN K-8 ACADEMY are roughly 1% White, 97% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is BOWMAN ASHE/DOOLIN K-8 ACADEMY public or private?
BOWMAN ASHE/DOOLIN K-8 ACADEMY is a public K-12 school, overseen by MIAMI-DADE.
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