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Alumni: what's one memory from CLAUDE PEPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
417
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039002806
CLAUDE PEPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
14550 SW 96TH ST, MIAMI, FL 33186 · (305) 386-5244 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL417 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
205 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 30 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 15% |
Student demographics
16%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.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
64.7%
FL avg 56.7% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
71.6%
FL avg 58.9% . +8.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.7% | 71.6% |
| 2023-24 | 57.7% | 63.6% |
% 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
65.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 →
Where CLAUDE PEPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.1% | #637 of 2,136 | #93 of 278 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.6% | #582 of 2,149 | #98 of 279 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #632 of 2,149 | #97 of 279 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 417 | #1,717 of 2,267 | #185 of 290 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #47 of 2,077 | #7 of 264 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.2% | #1,985 of 2,108 | #163 of 267 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.7% | #259 of 1,374 | #61 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
417
-160 (-28%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 13.7:1
% White
5%
was 5%
% Hispanic
91%
was 90%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 417 | 35 | 11.9:1 | 49% (205) |
| 2023-24 | 428 | 36 | 11.9:1 | 56% (240) |
| 2022-23 | 432 | 36 | 12.0:1 | 52% (225) |
| 2017-18 | 577 | 42 | 13.7:1 | 65% (374) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CLAUDE PEPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About CLAUDE PEPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CLAUDE PEPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school in MIAMI, Florida, according to federal school records. The school's 417 students are in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 31% lower than the average for elementary schools in Florida, which is about 604.
MIAMI-DADE, which runs CLAUDE PEPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, has 527 schools and 335,685 students.
Hispanic students make up 91% of enrollment at CLAUDE PEPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Other students are 5% White and 2% Black. That is higher than the 69% Hispanic share among all Miami-Dade County residents. The school's diversity index is 16%, meaning two students picked at random have a 16% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its teaching staff equals 35 full-time positions, a ratio of 11.9:1. That is lower than the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 49%. That tracks the 48% average for public schools in Miami-Dade County.
On BeatsExpectations, CLAUDE PEPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 8.6 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Florida schools.
Miami-Dade County census figures show that the median household income is $71,753, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Miami-Dade County is home to 561 public schools and about 335,817 public school students.
OLIVER HOOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles of CLAUDE PEPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 65.1% is below the 68.1% average for nearby schools.
CLAUDE PEPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2017-18, the school had 160 fewer students in 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 11.9 students per teacher, compared with 13.7 in 2017-18.
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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
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
- OLIVER HOOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 617
- HAMMOCKS MIDDLE SCHOOL0.8 mi · 486
- FELIX VARELA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 1,935
- CALUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 695
- PINECREST ACADEMY (SOUTH CAMPUS)1.1 mi · 733
- KENDALE LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 693
Frequently asked questions
About CLAUDE PEPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend CLAUDE PEPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CLAUDE PEPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 417 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does CLAUDE PEPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
CLAUDE PEPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CLAUDE PEPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CLAUDE PEPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 11.9:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at CLAUDE PEPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at CLAUDE PEPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 5% White, 91% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is CLAUDE PEPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
CLAUDE PEPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of MIAMI-DADE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.