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Enrollment
473
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039000415
DAVID FAIRCHILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
5757 SW 45TH ST, MIAMI, FL 33155 · (305) 665-5483 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL473 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of Florida public elementary schools
- ATest 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
16.3:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
88 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 56 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
36%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
74.3%
FL avg 56.7% . -2.2pp since 2023
Math
83.7%
FL avg 58.9% . +1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.3% | 83.7% |
| 2023-24 | 76.5% | 82.5% |
% 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
77.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 DAVID FAIRCHILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DAVID FAIRCHILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (77.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID FAIRCHILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 473 | 18.6% | 77.4% |
| SOMERSET ACADEMY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (SOUTH MIAMI CAMPUS) SOUTH MIAMI | 491 | 16.9% | 90.3% |
| LEEWOOD K-8 CENTER MIAMI | 506 | 24.3% | 71.6% |
| SOMERSET GABLES ACADEMY CORAL GABLES | 556 | 22.1% | 85.7% |
| GEORGE W. CARVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CORAL GABLES | 563 | 16.5% | 89.9% |
| VINELAND K-8 CENTER MIAMI | 671 | 22.1% | 78.0% |
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 DAVID FAIRCHILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.4% | #237 of 2,136 | #40 of 278 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.7% | #182 of 2,149 ▼ 16 | #40 of 279 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.3% | #303 of 2,149 ▼ 101 | #51 of 279 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 473 | #1,519 of 2,267 | #159 of 290 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #1,218 of 2,077 | #133 of 264 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.1% | #1,742 of 2,108 | #85 of 267 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.6% | #2,022 of 2,188 | #262 of 283 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.7% | #585 of 1,374 | #109 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
473
-64 (-12%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 594
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 473 | 29 | 16.3:1 | 19% (88) |
| 2023-24 | 478 | 30 | 15.9:1 | 23% (110) |
| 2022-23 | 468 | 28 | 16.7:1 | 28% (130) |
| 2020-21 | 537 | 34 | 15.8:1 | 34% (182) |
| 2017-18 | 575 | 37 | 15.5:1 | 33% (187) |
| 2015-16 | 613 | 41 | 14.9:1 | 35% (216) |
| 2010-11 | 609 | 45 | 13.5:1 | 39% (238) |
| 2000-01 | 612 | 30 | 20.4:1 | 31% (192) |
| 1990-91 | 594 | 34 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DAVID FAIRCHILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About DAVID FAIRCHILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DAVID FAIRCHILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a low-enrollment elementary school in MIAMI, Florida, administered by MIAMI-DADE. Federal data show 473 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in Florida enroll around 604, and this school is 22% below that mark.
MIAMI-DADE has 527 schools; together they serve 335,685 students.
More than half of the students at DAVID FAIRCHILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are Hispanic (78%). Next come 18% White and 2% Black. That compares with about 69% Hispanic among all Miami-Dade County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 36%.
There are 29 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 16.3:1. The gap from the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida is 1.2 students per teacher. On the income side, 19% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 48% average for public schools in Miami-Dade County is 29 points.
DAVID FAIRCHILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 81% of Florida public elementary schools.
DAVID FAIRCHILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 77.4% is 5.6 points above the 71.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Looking at the county, Miami-Dade County, the median household earns about $71,753 a year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's public schools total 561, with about 335,817 students.
NICKLAUS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL is the nearest public school to DAVID FAIRCHILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.9 miles away. Within five miles of DAVID FAIRCHILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, DAVID FAIRCHILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 4th of 8 on proficiency.
DAVID FAIRCHILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
The school's student count fell 12% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
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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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- MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,100 students
- MIAMI PALMETTO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,618 students
- SOUTHWEST MIAMI SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,599 students
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Nearby schools
- NICKLAUS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL0.9 mi · 8
- HENRY S. WEST LABORATORY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 373
- SOUTH MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.3 mi · 1,611
- PONCE DE LEON MIDDLE SCHOOL1.4 mi · 778
- SOUTH MIAMI MIDDLE SCHOOL1.5 mi · 720
- SOMERSET GABLES ACADEMY1.5 mi · 556
Frequently asked questions
About DAVID FAIRCHILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is DAVID FAIRCHILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
DAVID FAIRCHILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 473 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does DAVID FAIRCHILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
DAVID FAIRCHILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at DAVID FAIRCHILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at DAVID FAIRCHILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 16.3:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is DAVID FAIRCHILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
DAVID FAIRCHILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 18% White, 78% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees DAVID FAIRCHILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
DAVID FAIRCHILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by MIAMI-DADE in Miami-Dade County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.