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Enrollment
430
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039000403
CUTLER RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
20210 CORAL SEA RD, CUTLER BAY, FL 33189 · (305) 235-4611 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL430 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of Florida public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
17.2:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
279 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 36 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
37%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
CUTLER RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→CUTLER BAY MIDDLE
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
52.7%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.2pp since 2023
Math
59.5%
FL avg 58.9% . +11.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.7% | 59.5% |
| 2023-24 | 51.4% | 48.3% |
% 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
52.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 CUTLER RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CUTLER RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (52.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUTLER RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 430 | 64.9% | 52.8% |
| MICHAEL MCCOY ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 459 | 66.9% | 47.9% |
| CYPRESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KISSIMMEE | 455 | 61.5% | 42.3% |
| SOMERSET ACADEMY LAKES MIAMI | 400 | 64.0% | 49.5% |
| CENTRAL AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KISSIMMEE | 529 | 63.5% | 27.2% |
| SPRING LAKE ELEMENTARY OCOEE | 445 | 61.8% | 42.4% |
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 CUTLER RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #1,190 of 2,136 | #175 of 278 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #1,115 of 2,149 ▲ 355 | #181 of 279 ▲ 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #1,178 of 2,149 ▼ 80 | #167 of 279 ▼ 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 430 | #1,674 of 2,267 | #180 of 290 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #1,483 of 2,077 | #163 of 264 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.3% | #1,724 of 2,108 | #82 of 267 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.9% | #696 of 2,188 | #90 of 283 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.5% | #433 of 1,374 | #90 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
430
+14 (+3%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 773
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 430 | 25 | 17.2:1 | 65% (279) |
| 2023-24 | 404 | 25 | 16.2:1 | 68% (276) |
| 2022-23 | 396 | 23 | 17.2:1 | 67% (267) |
| 2020-21 | 416 | 30 | 13.9:1 | 79% (327) |
| 2017-18 | 548 | 37 | 14.8:1 | 74% (407) |
| 2015-16 | 602 | 40 | 15.1:1 | 73% (438) |
| 2010-11 | 904 | 55 | 16.4:1 | 63% (569) |
| 2000-01 | 1,085 | 58 | 18.7:1 | 43% (466) |
| 1990-91 | 773 | 43 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CUTLER RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About CUTLER RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CUTLER RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a small elementary school in CUTLER BAY, Florida. School enrollment was 430 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. The average among elementary schools in Florida is roughly 604 students; this school is 29% smaller than that.
CUTLER RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls under MIAMI-DADE, which has 527 schools enrolling 335,685 students.
CUTLER RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment is 77% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 17% Black and 4% White. By the diversity index, CUTLER RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in at 37%.
The count of teachers at CUTLER RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 25 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 17.2:1. Elementary schools in Florida average about 17.5:1, a similar figure. Around 65% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Miami-Dade County is 48%.
Measured against Florida public elementary schools, CUTLER RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
CUTLER RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (52.8%) and its predicted rate (48.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools.
Across Miami-Dade County, median household income is about $71,753, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. CUTLER RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among the 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County.
The shortest distance from CUTLER RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL to another public school is about 0.5 miles, to GULFSTREAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, CUTLER RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 5th on average proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 416 to 430. Federal data show the ratio rising from 13.9:1 to 17.2:1.
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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
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- HIALEAH GARDENS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,009 students
- BARBARA GOLEMAN SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,973 students
Other schools in CUTLER BAY
- CUTLER BAY MIDDLEMiddle · 935 students
- MATER ACADEMY BAY ELEMENTARYElementary · 917 students
- DR. EDWARD L. WHIGHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 731 students
- CUTLER BAY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 590 students
- GULFSTREAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 544 students
- CORAL REEF MONTESSORI ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLElementary · 521 students
Nearby schools
- GULFSTREAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 544
- BEL-AIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 324
- CUTLER BAY MIDDLE0.6 mi · 935
- CORAL REEF MONTESSORI ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL1.1 mi · 521
- BOYSTOWN1.2 mi · 44
- WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 500
Frequently asked questions
About CUTLER RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is CUTLER RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CUTLER RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 430 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does CUTLER RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
CUTLER RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CUTLER RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CUTLER RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 17.2:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at CUTLER RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At CUTLER RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 4% White, 77% Hispanic, 17% Black, 1% Asian.
Is CUTLER RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
CUTLER RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by MIAMI-DADE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.