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Alumni: what's one memory from CITRUS GROVE K-8 CENTER that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
1,583
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039000392
CITRUS GROVE K-8 CENTER
2121 NW 5TH ST, MIAMI, FL 33125 · (305) 642-4141 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,583 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
108 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
855 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
CITRUS GROVE K-8 CENTER→CITRUS GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL
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
19.7%
FL avg 56.7% . -1.6pp since 2023
Math
24.9%
FL avg 58.9% . -6.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
29.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-24.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 54% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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
1,583
+689 (+77%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 12.4:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
96%
was 96%
% Black
3%
was 3%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CITRUS GROVE K-8 CENTER
CITRUS GROVE K-8 CENTER, a substantial primary school in MIAMI, Florida, overseen by MIAMI-DADE, enrolls 1,583 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 162% above the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 604 students.
Across the 527 schools in MIAMI-DADE (335,685 students total), CITRUS GROVE K-8 CENTER accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On demographics, CITRUS GROVE K-8 CENTER lists that 96% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder consists of 3% Black. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 108 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.7:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 54% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
With demographic context factored in, CITRUS GROVE K-8 CENTER falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 54.1%; this one comes in at 29.4%, -24.7 points off the demographic line.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Miami-Dade County put the typical household earns roughly $71,753 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. CITRUS GROVE K-8 CENTER is one of 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students).
The closest other public school is MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, CITRUS GROVE K-8 CENTER comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 52.7%.
CITRUS GROVE K-8 CENTER operates from a city-core location.
Five-year trend. CITRUS GROVE K-8 CENTER's enrollment has grew 77% since 2018, when it stood at 894 (now 1,583). The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 today.
Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the CITRUS GROVE K-8 CENTER community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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
- MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 3,100
- KENSINGTON PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 969
- BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY INTERAMERICAN CAMPUS0.9 mi · 188
- SPORTS LEADERSHIP ARTS MANAGEMENT CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 986
- SPORTS LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT CHARTER SCHOOL MIDDLE SCHO0.9 mi · 893
- MATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY1.0 mi · 367
Frequently asked questions
About CITRUS GROVE K-8 CENTERHow large is CITRUS GROVE K-8 CENTER?
CITRUS GROVE K-8 CENTER enrolls approximately 1,583 students in grades PK-08.
Is CITRUS GROVE K-8 CENTER an elementary, middle, or high school?
CITRUS GROVE K-8 CENTER is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CITRUS GROVE K-8 CENTER?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CITRUS GROVE K-8 CENTER is approximately 14.7:1 (108 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at CITRUS GROVE K-8 CENTER?
Student demographics at CITRUS GROVE K-8 CENTER are roughly 1% White, 96% Hispanic, 3% Black.
Is CITRUS GROVE K-8 CENTER public or private?
CITRUS GROVE K-8 CENTER 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.