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COMSTOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About COMSTOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
COMSTOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, an average-sized elementary school in MIAMI, Florida, run under MIAMI-DADE, teaches 597 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.
MIAMI-DADE comprises 527 schools with combined enrollment of 335,685 students; COMSTOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.
Demographically, COMSTOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (89%). The remainder consists of 10% Black. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.
Looking at school resources, The school employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Miami-Dade County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.
With demographic context factored in, COMSTOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 48.0%; this one comes in at 33.1%, -14.9 points off the demographic line.
In the area at large, community-level numbers for Miami-Dade County indicate median household income runs about $71,753, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. COMSTOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students).
Nearest neighbor: MAYA ANGELOU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts COMSTOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 43.0%.
Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at COMSTOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has rose 26%, going from 475 students in 2018 to 597 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment decreased from 17% to 10% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 in 2025.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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