BUNCHE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

BUNCHE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a cozy elementary-level community in MIAMI GARDENS, Florida, one of the schools within MIAMI-DADE, serves 269 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so BUNCHE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 55% leaner than that benchmark.

Within MIAMI-DADE, which oversees 527 schools and 335,685 students, BUNCHE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On demographics, BUNCHE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that Black students make up the majority at 68%. Other groups include 30% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 15% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, BUNCHE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting BUNCHE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 78% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Miami-Dade County (around 48%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, BUNCHE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.9%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Miami-Dade County) shows 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. In all, Miami-Dade County runs 561 public schools (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students), of which BUNCHE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: NORTH DADE MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BUNCHE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 51.9%.

BUNCHE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a bedroom-community location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 32%: 397 students in 2018 compared to 269 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 16% to 30% across the same window.

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