CUTLER RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a close-knit primary school in CUTLER BAY, Florida, CUTLER RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL caters to 430 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within MIAMI-DADE. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 29% smaller than typical.

Across the 527 schools in MIAMI-DADE (335,685 students total), CUTLER RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, CUTLER RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that 77% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school lists 17% Black, 4% White.

On the income-and-resources front, CUTLER RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 65% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Miami-Dade County (around 48%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, CUTLER RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.8%.

In the surrounding community, Miami-Dade County reports that 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%. In all, Miami-Dade County runs 561 public schools (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students), of which CUTLER RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

GULFSTREAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CUTLER RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CUTLER RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 58.8%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 22%: 548 students in 2018 compared to 430 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 68% to 77% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 in 2025.

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