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Alumni: what's one memory from DAVID LAWRENCE JR. K-8 CENTER that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
1,246
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039004654
DAVID LAWRENCE JR. K-8 CENTER
15000 BAY VISTA BLVD, NORTH MIAMI, FL 33181 · (305) 354-2600 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,246 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 29% of Florida public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
17.8:1
70 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
533 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 | 37 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 103 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 138 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 127 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 162 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 141 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 158 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 176 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (103) is 41% smaller than its 8th grade class (176).
Student demographics
53%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
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
51.1%
FL avg 56.7% . +5.1pp since 2023
Math
52.5%
FL avg 58.9% . +4.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.1% | 52.5% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 48.4% |
% 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
51.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 LAWRENCE JR. K-8 CENTER
DAVID LAWRENCE JR. K-8 CENTER's state test result (51.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID LAWRENCE JR. K-8 CENTER this school | 1,246 | 42.8% | 51.7% |
| GULFSTREAM ACADEMY OF HALLANDALE BEACH HALLANDALE BEACH | 1,227 | 47.8% | 44.2% |
| BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF RIVERVIEW RIVERVIEW | 1,169 | 47.3% | 37.4% |
| QUIET WATERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DEERFIELD BEACH | 1,072 | 42.7% | 50.8% |
| WESTSIDE K-8 SCHOOL KISSIMMEE | 1,496 | 38.3% | 45.8% |
| AIR BASE K-8 CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION HOMESTEAD | 1,131 | 33.4% | 81.8% |
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 LAWRENCE JR. K-8 CENTER ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #1,245 of 2,136 | #179 of 278 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #1,438 of 2,149 ▲ 28 | #222 of 279 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #1,244 of 2,149 ▲ 100 | #176 of 279 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,246 | #70 of 2,267 | #10 of 290 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #1,645 of 2,077 | #196 of 264 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.7% | #1,245 of 2,108 | #18 of 267 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.8% | #1,501 of 2,188 | #206 of 283 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.3% | #604 of 1,374 | #113 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
1,246
-136 (-10%) vs 2020
-15% since 2010-11, when it was 1,463
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 1,246 | 70 | 17.8:1 | 43% (533) |
| 2023-24 | 1,276 | 70 | 18.2:1 | 49% (631) |
| 2022-23 | 1,282 | 69 | 18.6:1 | 55% (701) |
| 2020-21 | 1,382 | 82 | 16.9:1 | 81% (1,125) |
| 2017-18 | 1,507 | 92 | 16.4:1 | 72% (1,091) |
| 2015-16 | 1,655 | 98 | 16.9:1 | 80% (1,324) |
| 2010-11 | 1,463 | 87 | 16.8:1 | 67% (985) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DAVID LAWRENCE JR. K-8 CENTER.
About DAVID LAWRENCE JR. K-8 CENTER
DAVID LAWRENCE JR. K-8 CENTER is a large elementary school serving families in NORTH MIAMI, Florida. A total of 1,246 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 8. The average for elementary schools in Florida is about 604 students, so this school is 106% bigger than average.
DAVID LAWRENCE JR. K-8 CENTER sits within MIAMI-DADE, which has 527 schools and 335,685 students.
Roughly 61% of students at DAVID LAWRENCE JR. K-8 CENTER are Hispanic. Other groups make up 31% Black and 5% White. The school's diversity index is 53%, meaning two students picked at random have a 53% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
DAVID LAWRENCE JR. K-8 CENTER operates with 70 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 17.8:1. That is close to the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. About 43% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
The allk12 Grade for DAVID LAWRENCE JR. K-8 CENTER is C. Compared with Florida public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 29% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, DAVID LAWRENCE JR. K-8 CENTER falls in the middle 80% of Florida schools: 51.7% actual against 59.7% predicted.
According to the American Community Survey, in Miami-Dade County, the median household income is $71,753, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. There are 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County, enrolling about 335,817 students in all.
The next-closest public school is AMIKIDS MIAMI-DADE NORTH, about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, DAVID LAWRENCE JR. K-8 CENTER is behind the 54.9% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 7.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at DAVID LAWRENCE JR. K-8 CENTER declined 10% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 1,382 to 1,246 students.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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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- AMIKIDS MIAMI-DADE NORTH0.1 mi · 14
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- MAST@FIU0.5 mi · 489
- FULFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 498
- NATURAL BRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 349
- C. G. BETHEL HIGH SCHOOL1.5 mi · 269
Frequently asked questions
About DAVID LAWRENCE JR. K-8 CENTERHow many students attend DAVID LAWRENCE JR. K-8 CENTER?
DAVID LAWRENCE JR. K-8 CENTER enrolls approximately 1,246 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does DAVID LAWRENCE JR. K-8 CENTER serve?
DAVID LAWRENCE JR. K-8 CENTER serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at DAVID LAWRENCE JR. K-8 CENTER?
The student-to-teacher ratio at DAVID LAWRENCE JR. K-8 CENTER is approximately 17.8:1 (70 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at DAVID LAWRENCE JR. K-8 CENTER?
At DAVID LAWRENCE JR. K-8 CENTER, the student body is approximately 5% White, 61% Hispanic, 31% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is DAVID LAWRENCE JR. K-8 CENTER public or private?
DAVID LAWRENCE JR. 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.