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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
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of Florida public elementary schools
  • B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.

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

Enrollment
417
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
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
6
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K307%
Kindergarten5012%
Grade 16415%
Grade 27318%
Grade 36115%
Grade 47518%
Grade 56415%

This year's kindergarten class (50) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (64).

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%
White
205%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
38191%
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 38% · US 30%
Black
102%
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
20%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 5%
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
Male
23356%
Female
18444%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
CLAUDE PEPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→HAMMOCKS MIDDLE SCHOOL→FELIX VARELA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Based on published attendance-zone data from MIAMI-DADE. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English 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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2564.7%71.6%
2023-2457.7%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 · methodology
Tier
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 →

Schools most like CLAUDE PEPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

CLAUDE PEPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (65.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
CLAUDE PEPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school41749.2%65.1%
BENT TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI
43047.4%74.0%
CORAL TERRACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI
46250.0%51.5%
SNAPPER CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI
36251.4%75.0%
TREASURE ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NORTH BAY VILLAGE
41250.7%43.1%
FLAGAMI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI
38148.3%62.3%
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 CLAUDE PEPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn FloridaIn 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
▲ 220
#98 of 279
▲ 28
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
64.7%#632 of 2,149
▲ 181
#97 of 279
▲ 18
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
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
49.2%#1,326 of 2,188#184 of 283
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. 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 2024-25
Enrollment
417
-44 (-10%) vs 2020
-66% since 2000-01, when it was 1,226
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 12.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-254173511.9:149% (205)
2023-244283611.9:156% (240)
2022-234323612.0:152% (225)
2020-214613712.5:170% (322)
2017-185774213.7:165% (374)
2015-166024712.8:168% (411)
2010-118426213.6:166% (555)
2000-011,2266518.9:140% (490)
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.

The allk12 Grade for CLAUDE PEPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is B+. Compared with Florida public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 73% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

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 2020-21, the school had 44 fewer students in 2024-25.

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Miami-Dade County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
CLAUDE PEPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
MIAMI-DADE
Address
14550 SW 96TH ST, MIAMI, FL 33186
Phone
(305) 386-5244
County
Miami-Dade County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
417
Teachers (FTE)
35
Student–teacher ratio
11.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
205 (49%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
120039002806
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About CLAUDE PEPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
How 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.
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