Enrollment
308
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039000388
CAROL CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
4375 NW 173RD DR, MIAMI GARDENS, FL 33055 · (305) 621-0509 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL308 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% of Florida public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
242 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 60 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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
Based on published attendance-zone data from MIAMI-DADE. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
37.6%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.1pp since 2023
Math
45.5%
FL avg 58.9% . -7.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.6% | 45.5% |
| 2023-24 | 34.5% | 52.6% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
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
41.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 →
Schools most like CAROL CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CAROL CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (41.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAROL CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 308 | 78.6% | 41.9% |
| WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA | 276 | 78.6% | 29.0% |
| BUNCHE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIAMI GARDENS | 269 | 78.4% | 47.9% |
| GREENSBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL QUINCY | 264 | 78.8% | 45.3% |
| PAHOKEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PAHOKEE | 328 | 84.1% | 52.4% |
| LAKE WESTON ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 415 | 79.5% | 51.2% |
Matched among Florida elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where CAROL CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #1,726 of 2,136 | #238 of 278 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #1,743 of 2,149 ▼ 474 | #252 of 279 ▼ 62 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #1,866 of 2,149 ▼ 3 | #251 of 279 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 308 | #1,975 of 2,267 | #238 of 290 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.0:1 | #2,021 of 2,077 | #259 of 264 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.6% | #1,390 of 2,108 | #42 of 267 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.6% | #182 of 2,188 | #27 of 283 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.1% | #324 of 1,374 | #71 of 185 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
308
-37 (-11%) vs 2020
-70% since 1990-91, when it was 1,017
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
was 15.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 308 | 14 | 22.0:1 | 79% (242) |
| 2023-24 | 301 | 12 | 25.1:1 | 79% (237) |
| 2022-23 | 276 | 15 | 18.4:1 | 84% (231) |
| 2020-21 | 345 | 23 | 15.0:1 | 94% (326) |
| 2017-18 | 411 | 25 | 16.4:1 | 87% (359) |
| 2015-16 | 448 | 30 | 14.9:1 | 94% (420) |
| 2010-11 | 637 | 40 | 15.9:1 | 90% (571) |
| 2000-01 | 904 | 56 | 16.1:1 | 92% (830) |
| 1990-91 | 1,017 | 49 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CAROL CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About CAROL CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CAROL CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a small elementary school in MIAMI-DADE, located in MIAMI GARDENS, Florida. School enrollment was 308 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Florida average about 604 students.
MIAMI-DADE oversees CAROL CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL and 526 other schools, with 335,685 students in total.
A majority of students at CAROL CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 60%, are Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 37% Hispanic. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 15%. CAROL CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 50%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
CAROL CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 14 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 22.0:1. That ratio is over the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 79% in 2024-25. That is higher than the 48% average for public schools in Miami-Dade County.
allk12 grades CAROL CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL a C. The grade compares the school only with Florida public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 41.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 41.8%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Miami-Dade County show that median household income is about $71,753, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County, with a combined enrollment of about 335,817.
The nearest other public school, NORTH GARDENS HIGH SCHOOL, is about 0.5 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of CAROL CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. CAROL CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL places 6th of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Federal data place CAROL CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
CAROL CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL had 345 students in 2020-21 and 308 in 2024-25, an 11% decrease. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.0:1 to 22.0:1 over the same years.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About CAROL CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at CAROL CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CAROL CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 308 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does CAROL CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
CAROL CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CAROL CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CAROL CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 22.0:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at CAROL CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At CAROL CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 1% White, 37% Hispanic, 60% Black, 1% Asian.
Is CAROL CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
CAROL CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by MIAMI-DADE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.