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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the CORAL WAY K-8 CENTER administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
1,038
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
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
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
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 WAY K-8 CENTER→MIAMI 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
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.
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
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,038
-289 (-22%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 15.8:1
% White
8%
was 6%
% Hispanic
90%
was 93%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CORAL WAY K-8 CENTER
CORAL WAY K-8 CENTER is one of the roomy K-5 schools in MIAMI, Florida, part of MIAMI-DADE, with 1,038 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 72% larger than typical.
MIAMI-DADE runs 527 schools in total, collectively educating 335,685 students. CORAL WAY K-8 CENTER is one of those campuses.
For racial and ethnic makeup, CORAL WAY K-8 CENTER records that 90% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder comes out to 8% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.2:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Miami-Dade County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, CORAL WAY K-8 CENTER performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 61.3%, the actual is 63.2%, a residual of +1.9 points.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Miami-Dade County put the typical household earns roughly $71,753 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 WAY K-8 CENTER is one campus in the mix.
SHENANDOAH MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CORAL WAY K-8 CENTER at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 57.6%.
The school occupies a city-core site.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 22%: 1,327 students in 2018 compared to 1,038 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 18.2:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, the feed for CORAL WAY K-8 CENTER typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 MIAMI
- JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGHHigh · 4,291 students
- CORAL REEF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,399 students
- MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,100 students
- MIAMI PALMETTO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,618 students
- SOUTHWEST MIAMI SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,599 students
- G. HOLMES BRADDOCK SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,291 students
Nearby schools
- SHENANDOAH MIDDLE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 1,231
- SHENANDOAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 805
- ALPHA CHARTER OF EXCELLENCE1.1 mi · 262
- INTERNATIONAL STUDIES VIRTUAL ACADEMY1.2 mi · 24
- COLEGIATE PREPARATORY ACADEMY1.2 mi · 114
- MATER BRICKELL ACADEMY HIGH1.2 mi · 487
Frequently asked questions
About CORAL WAY K-8 CENTERWhat 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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.