BRENTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

BRENTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a modestly sized elementary campus in MIAMI GARDENS, Florida, operated by MIAMI-DADE. The school caters to 330 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so BRENTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 45% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 527 schools in MIAMI-DADE (335,685 students total), BRENTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, BRENTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that nearly all students (82%) are Black. Other groups include 16% Hispanic. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 15%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting BRENTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 72% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Miami-Dade County's rate of about 48%.

After controlling for student poverty, BRENTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.4%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Miami-Dade County indicate median household earnings sit near $71,753, 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), BRENTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

BRIDGE PREP ACADEMY OF MIAMI GARDENS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BRENTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BRENTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 48.1%.

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

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 41%: 562 students in 2018 compared to 330 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 88% to 82% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 in 2025.

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