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CORAL WAY K-8 CENTER
- B+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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 33 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 82 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 131 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 126 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 116 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 138 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 99 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 126 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 96 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 15% smaller than its 8th grade class (96).
School pathway
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveWhat this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 4 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 | 64.0% | 66.8% |
| 2023-24 | 59.6% | 60.6% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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%.
Schools most like CORAL WAY K-8 CENTER
CORAL WAY K-8 CENTER's state test result (63.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORAL WAY K-8 CENTER this school | 1,038 | 39.7% | 63.2% |
| MIAMI LAKES K-8 CENTER HIALEAH | 1,196 | 41.6% | 65.9% |
| NORMA BUTLER BOSSARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIAMI | 996 | 41.5% | 76.8% |
| MIAMI BEACH FEINBERG/FISHER K-8 MIAMI BEACH | 851 | 40.9% | 46.4% |
| WINSTON PARK K-8 CENTER MIAMI | 1,067 | 45.2% | 72.1% |
| JACK DAVID GORDON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIAMI | 805 | 42.0% | 72.5% |
Where CORAL WAY K-8 CENTER ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.2% | #722 of 2,136 | #115 of 278 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.8% | #790 of 2,149 ▲ 129 | #134 of 279 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #660 of 2,149 ▲ 76 | #101 of 279 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,038 | #178 of 2,267 | #26 of 290 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #1,730 of 2,077 | #212 of 264 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.6% | #1,975 of 2,108 | #155 of 267 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.7% | #1,589 of 2,188 | #216 of 283 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.8% | #424 of 1,374 | #88 of 185 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,038 | 57 | 18.2:1 | 40% (412) |
| 2023-24 | 1,071 | 60 | 17.9:1 | 48% (509) |
| 2022-23 | 1,064 | 64 | 16.6:1 | 49% (522) |
| 2020-21 | 1,121 | 69 | 16.3:1 | 75% (845) |
| 2017-18 | 1,327 | 84 | 15.8:1 | 66% (881) |
| 2015-16 | 1,460 | 88 | 16.6:1 | 72% (1,047) |
| 2010-11 | 1,562 | 103 | 15.2:1 | 70% (1,095) |
| 2000-01 | 1,418 | 68 | 20.9:1 | 71% (1,009) |
| 1990-91 | 954 | 51 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
About CORAL WAY K-8 CENTER
CORAL WAY K-8 CENTER is a large elementary school in Florida, located in MIAMI. The school teaches pre-K through 8 and enrolls 1,038 students. It has 72% more students than the average for elementary schools in Florida (about 604).
Besides CORAL WAY K-8 CENTER, MIAMI-DADE runs 526 other schools. The district enrolls 335,685 students.
Of every 100 students at CORAL WAY K-8 CENTER, about 90 are Hispanic. The remaining students are 8% White. Census figures show Miami-Dade County is about 69% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 18, compared with 70 nationally.
CORAL WAY K-8 CENTER has a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.2:1, with 57 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida, this school's ratio is higher. The school has 40% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Miami-Dade County, the average is 48%.
On the allk12 Grade, CORAL WAY K-8 CENTER lands at B, ahead of 59% of Florida public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 61.3% at CORAL WAY K-8 CENTER; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 63.2%.
American Community Survey estimates for Miami-Dade County show that median household income comes to about $71,753, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Miami-Dade County counts 561 public schools with about 335,817 students.
CORAL WAY K-8 CENTER is about 0.6 miles from SHENANDOAH MIDDLE SCHOOL, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 63.2% is above the 57.6% average for nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 1,121 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 1,038 by 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 16.3:1 to 18.2:1.
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