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Enrollment
812
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039000397
CORAL GABLES PREPARATORY ACADEMY
105 MINORCA AVE, CORAL GABLES, FL 33134 · (305) 448-1731 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL812 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Florida public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
18.0:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
221 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 | 20 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 111 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 88 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 86 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 75 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 13% smaller than its 8th grade class (75).
Student demographics
34%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
CORAL GABLES PREPARATORY ACADEMY→CORAL GABLES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
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
74.3%
FL avg 56.7% . +5.5pp since 2023
Math
77.1%
FL avg 58.9% . +6.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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 up about 6 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.3% | 77.1% |
| 2023-24 | 68.8% | 70.7% |
% 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
73.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 CORAL GABLES PREPARATORY ACADEMY
CORAL GABLES PREPARATORY ACADEMY's state test result (73.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORAL GABLES PREPARATORY ACADEMY this school | 812 | 27.2% | 73.4% |
| HILLSBOROUGH ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE TAMPA | 819 | 31.7% | 62.0% |
| CORAL REEF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PALMETTO BAY | 696 | 28.3% | 78.8% |
| SOUTHSIDE PREPARATORY ACADEMY MIAMI | 873 | 33.4% | 58.8% |
| VINELAND K-8 CENTER MIAMI | 671 | 22.1% | 78.0% |
| CALUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIAMI | 695 | 26.3% | 84.9% |
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 CORAL GABLES PREPARATORY ACADEMY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.4% | #339 of 2,136 | #53 of 278 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.1% | #378 of 2,149 ▲ 138 | #69 of 279 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.3% | #302 of 2,149 ▲ 87 | #50 of 279 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 812 | #444 of 2,267 | #56 of 290 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #1,698 of 2,077 | #207 of 264 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.1% | #1,777 of 2,108 | #96 of 267 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.2% | #1,881 of 2,188 | #244 of 283 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.8% | #680 of 1,374 | #125 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 2024-25Enrollment
812
-111 (-12%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 691
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 812 | 45 | 18.0:1 | 27% (221) |
| 2023-24 | 828 | 45 | 18.4:1 | 31% (255) |
| 2022-23 | 862 | 48 | 18.0:1 | 33% (283) |
| 2020-21 | 923 | 56 | 16.5:1 | 45% (417) |
| 2017-18 | 964 | 57 | 16.9:1 | 40% (387) |
| 2015-16 | 818 | 48 | 17.0:1 | 40% (328) |
| 2010-11 | 633 | 44 | 14.4:1 | 32% (200) |
| 2000-01 | 768 | 40 | 19.2:1 | 34% (258) |
| 1990-91 | 691 | 37 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CORAL GABLES PREPARATORY ACADEMY.
About CORAL GABLES PREPARATORY ACADEMY
CORAL GABLES PREPARATORY ACADEMY is a mid-sized elementary school in CORAL GABLES, Florida, under MIAMI-DADE. In all, 812 students attend the school in pre-K through 8. It has 34% more students than the average for elementary schools in Florida (about 604).
The 527 schools of MIAMI-DADE, including CORAL GABLES PREPARATORY ACADEMY, enroll 335,685 students.
More than half of the students at CORAL GABLES PREPARATORY ACADEMY are Hispanic (80%). Next come 16% White and 3% Asian. That compares with about 69% Hispanic among all Miami-Dade County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 34%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at CORAL GABLES PREPARATORY ACADEMY is 18.0:1, based on 45 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. CORAL GABLES PREPARATORY ACADEMY counts 27% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 48% average for public schools in Miami-Dade County is 21 points.
CORAL GABLES PREPARATORY ACADEMY earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 78% of Florida public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for CORAL GABLES PREPARATORY ACADEMY is +5.8 points: 73.4% actual, 67.5% predicted.
In the surrounding county, Miami-Dade County, the median household earns about $71,753 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Counting CORAL GABLES PREPARATORY ACADEMY, Miami-Dade County has 561 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, AUBURNDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, is about 1.1 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, CORAL GABLES PREPARATORY ACADEMY is 4th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
NCES assigns CORAL GABLES PREPARATORY ACADEMY the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment fell by 12% across 4 years, from 923 in 2020-21 to 812 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 18.0:1, from 16.5:1.
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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 CORAL GABLES
- CORAL GABLES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,894 students
- GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 941 students
- PONCE DE LEON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 778 students
- GEORGE W. CARVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 563 students
- SOMERSET GABLES ACADEMYElementary · 556 students
- INTERNATIONAL STUDIES PREPARATORY ACADEMYHigh · 375 students
Nearby schools
- AUBURNDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 779
- SOMERSET GABLES ACADEMY1.1 mi · 556
- KINLOCH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 548
- MATER GROVE ACADEMY1.4 mi · 1,233
- CORAL GABLES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.5 mi · 2,894
- KINLOCH PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL1.5 mi · 746
Frequently asked questions
About CORAL GABLES PREPARATORY ACADEMYWhat is the total enrollment at CORAL GABLES PREPARATORY ACADEMY?
CORAL GABLES PREPARATORY ACADEMY enrolls approximately 812 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does CORAL GABLES PREPARATORY ACADEMY serve?
CORAL GABLES PREPARATORY ACADEMY serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does CORAL GABLES PREPARATORY ACADEMY have?
CORAL GABLES PREPARATORY ACADEMY employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
What is the student diversity at CORAL GABLES PREPARATORY ACADEMY?
Student demographics at CORAL GABLES PREPARATORY ACADEMY are roughly 16% White, 80% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees CORAL GABLES PREPARATORY ACADEMY?
CORAL GABLES PREPARATORY ACADEMY is overseen by MIAMI-DADE in Miami-Dade County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.