CORAL REEF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

CORAL REEF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school of medium-sized scale in PALMETTO BAY, Florida, part of MIAMI-DADE, serveing 696 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Within MIAMI-DADE, which oversees 527 schools and 335,685 students, CORAL REEF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On demographics, CORAL REEF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that 70% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 18% White, 8% Black, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, CORAL REEF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.4:1. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 28% of students at CORAL REEF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Miami-Dade County's rate of about 48%.

With demographic context factored in, CORAL REEF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 67.0%, the actual is 78.8%, a residual of +11.8 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Miami-Dade County indicate median household earnings sit near $71,753, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Miami-Dade County's 561 public schools (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students), CORAL REEF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: SOUTHWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CORAL REEF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 74.4%.

CORAL REEF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 25%: 933 students in 2018 compared to 696 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 57% to 70%. Class-load math has widened: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.