DANTE B. FASCELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

DANTE B. FASCELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a modestly sized elementary school in MIAMI, Florida, one of the schools within MIAMI-DADE, enrolls 403 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 33% below typical.

Within MIAMI-DADE, which oversees 527 schools and 335,685 students, DANTE B. FASCELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, DANTE B. FASCELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that 97% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The wider county runs roughly 69% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, DANTE B. FASCELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.4:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 46% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, DANTE B. FASCELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 58.0%, the actual is 69.5%, a residual of +11.5 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Miami-Dade County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $71,753 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Miami-Dade County runs 561 public schools (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students), of which DANTE B. FASCELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is PINECREST ACADEMY (SOUTH CAMPUS), roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DANTE B. FASCELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 64.3%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. DANTE B. FASCELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has fell 15% since 2018, when it stood at 472 (now 403). The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 92% to 97% over that span.

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