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Enrollment
403
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039003044
DANTE B. FASCELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
15625 SW 80TH ST, MIAMI, FL 33193 · (305) 380-1901 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL403 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 82% of Florida public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
14.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
186 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 | 44 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
6%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
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
72.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +15.3pp since 2023
Math
77.3%
FL avg 58.9% . +5.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 77.3% |
| 2023-24 | 56.7% | 72.0% |
% 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
69.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 DANTE B. FASCELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DANTE B. FASCELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (69.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DANTE B. FASCELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 403 | 46.2% | 69.5% |
| BENT TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIAMI | 430 | 47.4% | 74.0% |
| TROPICAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIAMI | 367 | 45.0% | 64.5% |
| FLAGAMI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIAMI | 381 | 48.3% | 62.3% |
| CLAUDE PEPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIAMI | 417 | 49.2% | 65.1% |
| ZORA NEALE HURSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIAMI | 459 | 45.1% | 63.6% |
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 DANTE B. FASCELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.5% | #480 of 2,136 | #70 of 278 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.3% | #374 of 2,149 ▲ 90 | #68 of 279 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #369 of 2,149 ▲ 487 | #60 of 279 ▲ 61 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 403 | #1,762 of 2,267 | #193 of 290 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #457 of 2,077 | #41 of 264 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.3% | #2,058 of 2,108 | #219 of 267 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.2% | #1,411 of 2,188 | #196 of 283 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.6% | #716 of 1,374 | #132 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
403
+29 (+8%) vs 2020
-67% since 2000-01, when it was 1,218
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 403 | 28 | 14.4:1 | 46% (186) |
| 2023-24 | 401 | 25 | 16.0:1 | 56% (226) |
| 2022-23 | 357 | 24 | 14.9:1 | 69% (246) |
| 2020-21 | 374 | 29 | 12.9:1 | 87% (324) |
| 2017-18 | 472 | 33 | 14.3:1 | 82% (388) |
| 2015-16 | 525 | 37 | 14.2:1 | 88% (464) |
| 2010-11 | 518 | 36 | 14.4:1 | 81% (419) |
| 2000-01 | 1,218 | 64 | 19.0:1 | 61% (746) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DANTE B. FASCELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About DANTE B. FASCELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DANTE B. FASCELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a small elementary school that serves part of MIAMI, Florida. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 403 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 33% below the 604-student average for elementary schools in Florida.
The district, MIAMI-DADE, has 335,685 students enrolled across 527 schools.
Hispanic students are 97% of those enrolled at DANTE B. FASCELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. That compares with about 69% Hispanic among all Miami-Dade County residents. A diversity index of 6% means there is a 6% chance two randomly chosen students at DANTE B. FASCELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are from different groups.
A staff of 28 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 14.4:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Florida is 17.5:1. DANTE B. FASCELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL counts 46% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Miami-Dade County is similar, at 48%.
Among Florida public elementary schools, DANTE B. FASCELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL outscored 82%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
A school with DANTE B. FASCELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's lunch-eligibility share in Florida is predicted to score 58.0%. DANTE B. FASCELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 69.5%, 11.5 points above that line.
In Miami-Dade County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $71,753 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Public schools in Miami-Dade County number 561, with about 335,817 students.
PINECREST ACADEMY (SOUTH CAMPUS) sits about 0.5 miles from DANTE B. FASCELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 64.3%, lower than DANTE B. FASCELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's 69.5%.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was 403 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 374. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 12.9:1 to 14.4:1.
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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
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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
- PINECREST ACADEMY (SOUTH CAMPUS)0.5 mi · 733
- BOWMAN ASHE/DOOLIN K-8 ACADEMY0.9 mi · 841
- OLIVER HOOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 617
- FELIX VARELA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.1 mi · 1,935
- KENDALE LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 693
- HAMMOCKS MIDDLE SCHOOL1.3 mi · 486
Frequently asked questions
About DANTE B. FASCELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at DANTE B. FASCELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
DANTE B. FASCELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 403 students in grades PK-05.
Is DANTE B. FASCELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
DANTE B. FASCELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does DANTE B. FASCELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
DANTE B. FASCELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the student diversity at DANTE B. FASCELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at DANTE B. FASCELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 1% White, 97% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian.
Who oversees DANTE B. FASCELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
DANTE B. FASCELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by MIAMI-DADE in Miami-Dade County.
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