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Which teacher or staff member at DOWNTOWN DORAL CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
1,085
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039008425
DOWNTOWN DORAL CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
8390 NW 53RD ST, DORAL, FL 33166 · (305) 569-2223 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL1,085 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% 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.
- B+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
15.7:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
201 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 176 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 180 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 185 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 186 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 178 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 180 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (176) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (180).
Student demographics
17%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
81.7%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.1pp since 2023
Math
87.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +10.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.7% | 87.0% |
| 2023-24 | 78.6% | 76.7% |
% 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
79.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% 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 DOWNTOWN DORAL CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DOWNTOWN DORAL CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (79.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOWNTOWN DORAL CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 1,085 | 18.5% | 79.4% |
| EUGENIA B. THOMAS K-8 CENTER DORAL | 861 | 24.2% | 60.4% |
| MATER GROVE ACADEMY MIAMI | 1,233 | 27.0% | 73.1% |
| JOHN I. SMITH K-8 CENTER DORAL | 785 | 22.5% | 59.1% |
| DORAL ACADEMY DORAL | 1,091 | 22.0% | 88.0% |
| ADA MERRITT K-8 CENTER MIAMI | 780 | 18.7% | 84.9% |
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 DOWNTOWN DORAL CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.4% | #180 of 2,136 | #33 of 278 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #96 of 2,149 ▲ 223 | #24 of 279 ▲ 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.7% | #111 of 2,149 ▲ 32 | #31 of 279 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,085 | #141 of 2,267 | #21 of 290 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #1,007 of 2,077 | #105 of 264 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.3% | #1,978 of 2,108 | #158 of 267 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.5% | #2,025 of 2,188 | #263 of 283 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +38.6% | #84 of 621 | #14 of 73 |
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
1,085
-3 (0%) vs 2020
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 | 1,085 | 69 | 15.7:1 | 19% (201) |
| 2023-24 | 1,085 | 64 | 16.9:1 | 25% (274) |
| 2022-23 | 1,085 | 57 | 19.0:1 | 25% (271) |
| 2020-21 | 1,088 | N/A | N/A | 34% (365) |
| 2017-18 | 783 | 47 | 16.7:1 | 18% (141) |
| 2015-16 | 421 | 2 | 210.5:1 | 26% (110) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DOWNTOWN DORAL CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About DOWNTOWN DORAL CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
A high-enrollment elementary school in DORAL, Florida, DOWNTOWN DORAL CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of MIAMI-DADE. It educates 1,085 students in kindergarten through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Florida is about 604 students.
The MIAMI-DADE system has 527 schools and 335,685 students.
At DOWNTOWN DORAL CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Hispanic students make up 91% of the student body. Other students are 7% White. By comparison, Miami-Dade County residents are about 69% Hispanic. DOWNTOWN DORAL CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 17%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
DOWNTOWN DORAL CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's 69 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 15.7:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 19%. That rate is below the 48% average among public schools in Miami-Dade County.
DOWNTOWN DORAL CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is graded A by allk12, scoring above 87% of Florida public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, DOWNTOWN DORAL CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the middle 80% of Florida schools: 79.4% actual against 71.9% predicted.
Among Miami-Dade County residents, median household income is about $71,753, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County, with a combined enrollment of about 335,817.
The closest public school to DOWNTOWN DORAL CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is DOWNTOWN DORAL CHARTER UPPER SCHOOL, about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles of DOWNTOWN DORAL CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 79.4% is above the 72.8% average for nearby schools.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000. DOWNTOWN DORAL CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 1,085, starting from 1,088.
The DOWNTOWN DORAL CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 DORAL
- DORAL ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,073 students
- DOWNTOWN DORAL CHARTER UPPER SCHOOLHigh · 1,500 students
- DORAL ACADEMY CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,351 students
- BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF MIAMI DADECombined · 1,316 students
- RONALD W. REAGAN/DORAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,288 students
- J.C. BERMUDEZ DORAL SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,133 students
Nearby schools
- DOWNTOWN DORAL CHARTER UPPER SCHOOL0.5 mi · 1,500
- BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF MIAMI DADE1.0 mi · 1,316
- RENAISSANCE MIDDLE CHARTER SCHOOL1.1 mi · 391
- TURNER/GUILFORD/KNIGHT1.5 mi · 22
- JOHN I. SMITH K-8 CENTER1.9 mi · 785
- DORAL ACADEMY2.1 mi · 1,091
Frequently asked questions
About DOWNTOWN DORAL CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is DOWNTOWN DORAL CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
DOWNTOWN DORAL CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,085 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does DOWNTOWN DORAL CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
DOWNTOWN DORAL CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at DOWNTOWN DORAL CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at DOWNTOWN DORAL CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 15.7:1 (69 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at DOWNTOWN DORAL CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At DOWNTOWN DORAL CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 7% White, 91% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is DOWNTOWN DORAL CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
DOWNTOWN DORAL CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by MIAMI-DADE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.