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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
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
3
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
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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,246
-261 (-17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 16.4:1
% White
5%
was 9%
% Hispanic
61%
was 57%
% Black
31%
was 32%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About DAVID LAWRENCE JR. K-8 CENTER
DAVID LAWRENCE JR. K-8 CENTER operates as an expansive elementary-level community in NORTH MIAMI, Florida, part of MIAMI-DADE. Current enrollment sits at 1,246 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so DAVID LAWRENCE JR. K-8 CENTER sits 106% larger than that benchmark.
Within MIAMI-DADE, which oversees 527 schools and 335,685 students, DAVID LAWRENCE JR. K-8 CENTER is one campus in the system.
Demographically, DAVID LAWRENCE JR. K-8 CENTER reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 61%. Beyond that, the school logs 31% Black, 5% White.
In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 70 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 43% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
With demographic context factored in, DAVID LAWRENCE JR. K-8 CENTER performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 59.7%, the actual is 51.7%, a residual of -8.0 points.
Around the school, census data for Miami-Dade County shows median household earnings sit near $71,753, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. DAVID LAWRENCE JR. K-8 CENTER is one of 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students).
AMIKIDS MIAMI-DADE NORTH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DAVID LAWRENCE JR. K-8 CENTER ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 54.9%.
Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.
Over the past 7-year window. DAVID LAWRENCE JR. K-8 CENTER's enrollment has ticked down 17% since 2018, when it stood at 1,507 (now 1,246). Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 57% to 61%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 today.
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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 NORTH MIAMI
- NORTH MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,748 students
- NORTH MIAMI MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 724 students
- MATER BISCAYNE ACADEMY NORTH MIAMI ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 664 students
- W. J. BRYAN ELEMENTARYElementary · 611 students
- MATER BISCAYNE ACADEMY NORTH MIAMI MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 566 students
- BENJAMIN FRANKLIN K-8 CENTERElementary · 548 students
Nearby schools
- AMIKIDS MIAMI-DADE NORTH0.1 mi · 14
- ALONZO & TRACY MOURNING SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 1,633
- 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.
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