Enrollment
376
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039000404
CYPRESS K-8 CENTER
5400 SW 112TH CT, MIAMI, FL 33165 · (305) 271-1611 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL376 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
196 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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
CYPRESS K-8 CENTER→SOUTHWEST MIAMI SENIOR HIGH
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
61.1%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.8pp since 2023
Math
69.7%
FL avg 58.9% . +8.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 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
60.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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
376
+6 (+2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 13.7:1
% White
1%
was 3%
% Hispanic
99%
was 96%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CYPRESS K-8 CENTER
CYPRESS K-8 CENTER is an elementary-level community of modestly sized scale in MIAMI, Florida, overseen by MIAMI-DADE, hosting 376 students in grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 38% smaller than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 604 students.
CYPRESS K-8 CENTER is one of 527 schools operated by MIAMI-DADE, a district that instructs 335,685 students overall.
In terms of who attends, CYPRESS K-8 CENTER lists that 99% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The wider county runs roughly 69% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the resource side, The school lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting CYPRESS K-8 CENTER tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 52% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
After controlling for student poverty, CYPRESS K-8 CENTER sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.0%; this one delivers 60.1%.
In the broader community, the surrounding county (Miami-Dade County) shows that 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%. CYPRESS K-8 CENTER is one of 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students).
The closest other public school is BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY SOUTH, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CYPRESS K-8 CENTER. On composite proficiency, CYPRESS K-8 CENTER comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 68.0%.
The school occupies a residential site.
Five-year trend. CYPRESS K-8 CENTER's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 370 (now 376). Class-load math has widened: from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 in 2025.
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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
- 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
- BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY SOUTH0.6 mi · 453
- ROYAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 514
- PINECREST COVE ACADEMY0.9 mi · 938
- RIVIERA MIDDLE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 479
- TROPICAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 367
- SNAPPER CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 362
Frequently asked questions
About CYPRESS K-8 CENTERWhat is the total enrollment at CYPRESS K-8 CENTER?
CYPRESS K-8 CENTER enrolls approximately 376 students in grades PK-08.
Is CYPRESS K-8 CENTER an elementary, middle, or high school?
CYPRESS K-8 CENTER is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CYPRESS K-8 CENTER?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CYPRESS K-8 CENTER is approximately 15.0:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at CYPRESS K-8 CENTER?
At CYPRESS K-8 CENTER, the student body is approximately 1% White, 99% Hispanic, 1% Black.
Is CYPRESS K-8 CENTER public or private?
CYPRESS K-8 CENTER 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.