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What's one thing CALUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
695
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039002292
CALUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
9580 W CALUSA CLUB DR, MIAMI, FL 33186 · (305) 385-0589 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL695 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
183 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
2
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
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How has CALUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
82.7%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.2pp since 2023
Math
89.8%
FL avg 58.9% . +2.3pp since 2023
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
84.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.9pp
above demographic expectation
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
695
-156 (-18%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 16.4:1
% White
5%
was 8%
% Hispanic
91%
was 88%
% Black
2%
was 3%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CALUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Set in MIAMI, Florida, CALUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized K-5 school, operated by MIAMI-DADE. It enrolls 695 students across grades pre-K through 5.
MIAMI-DADE runs 527 schools in total, collectively educating 335,685 students. CALUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.
Looking at the student body, CALUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (91%). Beyond that, the school shows 5% White. By comparison, Miami-Dade County as a whole is about 69% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 26% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Miami-Dade County's rate of about 48%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, CALUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the top 10% of Florida schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 68.0%; actual is 84.9%, +16.9 points clear of the demographic baseline.
Around the school, Miami-Dade County reports that the typical household earns roughly $71,753 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Miami-Dade County runs 561 public schools (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students), of which CALUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.
The closest other public school is CLAUDE PEPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 1.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CALUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 66.3%.
The school occupies a residential site.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CALUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has shrank 18%, going from 851 students in 2018 to 695 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, members of the CALUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- CLAUDE PEPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 417
- ARVIDA MIDDLE SCHOOL1.1 mi · 989
- WINSTON PARK K-8 CENTER1.2 mi · 1,067
- KENDALE LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 693
- OLIVER HOOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 617
- DEVON AIRE K-8 CENTER1.5 mi · 818
Frequently asked questions
About CALUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at CALUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CALUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 695 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does CALUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
CALUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CALUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CALUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 17.4:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at CALUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at CALUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 5% White, 91% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees CALUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CALUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by MIAMI-DADE in Miami-Dade County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.