COCONUT PALM K-8 ACADEMY

COCONUT PALM K-8 ACADEMY operates as a sprawling K-5 school in HOMESTEAD, Florida, operated by MIAMI-DADE. Current enrollment sits at 1,159 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 92% above the state mean of about 604.

MIAMI-DADE runs 527 schools in total, collectively educating 335,685 students. COCONUT PALM K-8 ACADEMY is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, COCONUT PALM K-8 ACADEMY shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 60%. The remainder consists of 38% Black. That is noticeably less Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, COCONUT PALM K-8 ACADEMY has 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.4:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 69% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Miami-Dade County's rate of about 48%.

After controlling for student poverty, COCONUT PALM K-8 ACADEMY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.8%; this one delivers 39.7%.

Across the wider county, census data for Miami-Dade County shows median household earnings sit near $71,753, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Miami-Dade County's 561 public schools (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students), COCONUT PALM K-8 ACADEMY is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: SOMERSET ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, COCONUT PALM K-8 ACADEMY comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 66.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Trend over the last 7 years. COCONUT PALM K-8 ACADEMY's enrollment has decreased 27% since 2018, when it stood at 1,596 (now 1,159). The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 55% to 60% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 18.4:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for COCONUT PALM K-8 ACADEMY typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.