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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039000401

CORAL WAY K-8 CENTER

1950 SW 13TH AVE, MIAMI, FL 33145 · (305) 854-0515 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,038 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of Florida public elementary schools
  • 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
1,038
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
412 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K333%
Kindergarten828%
Grade 1919%
Grade 213113%
Grade 312612%
Grade 411611%
Grade 513813%
Grade 69910%
Grade 712612%
Grade 8969%

This year's kindergarten class (82) is 15% smaller than its 8th grade class (96).

Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 70% · US 70%
White
788%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
93990%
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 38% · US 30%
Black
61%
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
81%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
71%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 5%
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
Male
50348%
Female
53552%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
CORAL WAY K-8 CENTER→MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Based on published attendance-zone data from MIAMI-DADE. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English Language Arts
64.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.4pp since 2023
Math
66.8%
FL avg 58.9% . +6.1pp since 2023

What 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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2564.0%66.8%
2023-2459.6%60.6%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
63.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation

What 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%.

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 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.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
CORAL WAY K-8 CENTER this school1,03839.7%63.2%
MIAMI LAKES K-8 CENTER
HIALEAH
1,19641.6%65.9%
NORMA BUTLER BOSSARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI
99641.5%76.8%
MIAMI BEACH FEINBERG/FISHER K-8
MIAMI BEACH
85140.9%46.4%
WINSTON PARK K-8 CENTER
MIAMI
1,06745.2%72.1%
JACK DAVID GORDON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI
80542.0%72.5%
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 WAY K-8 CENTER ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn FloridaIn 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
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 2024-25
Enrollment
1,038
-83 (-7%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 954
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 16.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,0385718.2:140% (412)
2023-241,0716017.9:148% (509)
2022-231,0646416.6:149% (522)
2020-211,1216916.3:175% (845)
2017-181,3278415.8:166% (881)
2015-161,4608816.6:172% (1,047)
2010-111,56210315.2:170% (1,095)
2000-011,4186820.9:171% (1,009)
1990-919545118.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CORAL WAY K-8 CENTER.

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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Miami-Dade County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
CORAL WAY K-8 CENTER
District
MIAMI-DADE
Address
1950 SW 13TH AVE, MIAMI, FL 33145
Phone
(305) 854-0515
County
Miami-Dade County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–08
Total enrollment
1,038
Teachers (FTE)
57
Student–teacher ratio
18.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
412 (40%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
120039000401
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About CORAL WAY K-8 CENTER
What is the total enrollment at CORAL WAY K-8 CENTER?
CORAL WAY K-8 CENTER enrolls approximately 1,038 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does CORAL WAY K-8 CENTER serve?
CORAL WAY K-8 CENTER serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CORAL WAY K-8 CENTER?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CORAL WAY K-8 CENTER is approximately 18.2:1 (57 FTE teachers).
How diverse is CORAL WAY K-8 CENTER?
CORAL WAY K-8 CENTER reports a student body of 8% White, 90% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees CORAL WAY K-8 CENTER?
CORAL WAY K-8 CENTER is overseen by MIAMI-DADE in Miami-Dade County.
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