DR. HENRY E. PERRINE ACADEMY OF THE ARTS

DR. HENRY E. PERRINE ACADEMY OF THE ARTS, a close-knit K-5 school in PALMETTO BAY, Florida, overseen by MIAMI-DADE, works with 513 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

DR. HENRY E. PERRINE ACADEMY OF THE ARTS is one of 527 schools operated by MIAMI-DADE, a district that serves 335,685 students overall.

In terms of who attends, DR. HENRY E. PERRINE ACADEMY OF THE ARTS shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 62%. The remainder looks like 30% Black, 5% White.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, DR. HENRY E. PERRINE ACADEMY OF THE ARTS has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.1:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 55% of students at DR. HENRY E. PERRINE ACADEMY OF THE ARTS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, DR. HENRY E. PERRINE ACADEMY OF THE ARTS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 53.5%, the actual is 64.6%, a residual of +11.1 points.

Across the wider county, Miami-Dade County reports that median household income runs about $71,753, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Miami-Dade County runs 561 public schools (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students), of which DR. HENRY E. PERRINE ACADEMY OF THE ARTS is one.

Nearest neighbor: SOUTHWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DR. HENRY E. PERRINE ACADEMY OF THE ARTS ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 66.6%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DR. HENRY E. PERRINE ACADEMY OF THE ARTS has declined 29%, going from 721 students in 2018 to 513 in 2025.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.