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Enrollment
547
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039000393
COCONUT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
3351 MATILDA ST, COCONUT GROVE, FL 33133 · (305) 445-7876 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL547 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of Florida public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
14.8:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
63 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 19 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 96 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (92).
Student demographics
59%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
81.7%
FL avg 56.7% . +5.5pp since 2023
Math
82.1%
FL avg 58.9% . -2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.7% | 82.1% |
| 2023-24 | 76.2% | 84.8% |
% 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
81.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 COCONUT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
COCONUT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (81.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| COCONUT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 547 | 11.5% | 81.2% |
| PALMETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIAMI | 654 | 12.1% | 90.2% |
| LITERACY/LEADERSHIP/TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY TAMPA | 437 | 8.7% | 41.6% |
| IMAGINE SCHOOL AT PALMER RANCH SARASOTA | 433 | 3.5% | 50.5% |
| INA A.COLEN ACADEMY OCALA | 546 | 11.7% | 72.7% |
| THE READING EDGE ACADEMY DEBARY | 328 | 8.8% | 48.8% |
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 COCONUT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.2% | #123 of 2,136 | #25 of 278 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.1% | #227 of 2,149 ▼ 106 | #45 of 279 ▼ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.7% | #110 of 2,149 ▲ 99 | #30 of 279 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 547 | #1,234 of 2,267 | #124 of 290 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #605 of 2,077 | #58 of 264 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.3% | #925 of 2,108 | #2 of 267 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.5% | #2,105 of 2,188 | #272 of 283 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.1% | #174 of 621 | #22 of 73 |
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
547
+23 (+4%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 435
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 547 | 37 | 14.8:1 | 12% (63) |
| 2023-24 | 526 | 35 | 15.0:1 | 15% (79) |
| 2022-23 | 541 | 35 | 15.5:1 | 17% (90) |
| 2020-21 | 524 | 37 | 14.2:1 | 29% (153) |
| 2017-18 | 448 | 37 | 12.1:1 | 31% (140) |
| 2015-16 | 481 | 36 | 13.4:1 | 38% (184) |
| 2010-11 | 349 | 26 | 13.4:1 | 56% (196) |
| 2000-01 | 364 | 23 | 15.8:1 | 54% (197) |
| 1990-91 | 435 | 27 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for COCONUT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About COCONUT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
COCONUT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school in COCONUT GROVE, Florida, one of the schools in MIAMI-DADE. It serves 547 students in pre-K through 5.
MIAMI-DADE includes 527 schools. Together they enroll 335,685 students.
At COCONUT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 49%. The next largest groups are 40% White, 6% multiracial, 3% Black, and 2% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 20 points below the 69% share among Miami-Dade County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 59% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 37 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.8:1. On average, elementary schools in Florida have 17.5:1, compared with 14.8:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 12% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Miami-Dade County is 48%.
Measured against Florida public elementary schools, COCONUT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After adjusting for student poverty, COCONUT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands between the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 81.2%; the prediction is 75.4%.
Miami-Dade County has these Census figures: the median household income is $71,753, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. In all, Miami-Dade County has 561 public schools and roughly 335,817 students.
MATER GROVE ACADEMY is the closest public school, about 0.6 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of COCONUT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. COCONUT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL places 4th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
COCONUT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment climbed from 524 in 2020-21 to 547 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at COCONUT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
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- BARBARA GOLEMAN SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,973 students
Nearby schools
- MATER GROVE ACADEMY0.6 mi · 1,233
- FRANCIS S.TUCKER K-8 CENTER0.7 mi · 344
- GEORGE W. CARVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 563
- GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER MIDDLE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 941
- SILVER BLUFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 358
- CORAL GABLES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.3 mi · 2,894
Frequently asked questions
About COCONUT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is COCONUT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
COCONUT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 547 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does COCONUT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
COCONUT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at COCONUT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at COCONUT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is COCONUT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
COCONUT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 40% White, 49% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees COCONUT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
COCONUT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by MIAMI-DADE in Miami-Dade County.
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