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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 34 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 37 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 46 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 20% smaller than its 8th grade class (46).
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 37 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 14 points.
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.5% | 53.5% |
| 2023-24 | 32.5% | 39.3% |
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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%.
DR. HENRY W. MACK/WEST LITTLE RIVER K-8 CENTER's state test result (47.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR. HENRY W. MACK/WEST LITTLE RIVER K-8 CENTER this school | 383 | 64.0% | 47.2% |
| LENORA BRAYNON SMITH ELEMENTARY MIAMI | 353 | 66.0% | 31.6% |
| DR. FREDERICA S. WILSON/SKYWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIAMI GARDENS | 336 | 67.9% | 58.3% |
| CRESTHAVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL POMPANO BEACH | 421 | 60.8% | 52.3% |
| PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR K-8 CENTER MIAMI | 373 | 67.6% | 33.3% |
| JESSE J. MCCRARY JR. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIAMI | 382 | 64.9% | 38.1% |
| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #1,480 of 2,136 | #209 of 278 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #1,395 of 2,149 ▲ 447 | #214 of 279 ▲ 37 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #1,871 of 2,149 ▲ 75 | #252 of 279 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 383 | #1,808 of 2,267 | #198 of 290 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #1,548 of 2,077 | #176 of 264 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.0% | #1,274 of 2,108 | #24 of 267 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.0% | #742 of 2,188 | #98 of 283 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.5% | #865 of 1,374 | #143 of 185 |
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 383 | 22 | 17.4:1 | 64% (245) |
| 2023-24 | 378 | 24 | 15.8:1 | 67% (254) |
| 2022-23 | 415 | 21 | 19.8:1 | 73% (301) |
| 2020-21 | 396 | 25 | 15.8:1 | 96% (380) |
| 2017-18 | 433 | 26 | 16.6:1 | 89% (386) |
| 2015-16 | 494 | 29 | 17.0:1 | 98% (482) |
| 2010-11 | 359 | 29 | 12.4:1 | 96% (344) |
| 2000-01 | 533 | 31 | 17.2:1 | 96% (513) |
| 1990-91 | 725 | 39 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
DR. HENRY W. MACK/WEST LITTLE RIVER K-8 CENTER is the name of a low-enrollment elementary school in MIAMI, Florida. The student body numbers 383 students, from pre-K through 8. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Florida) has about 604 students.
DR. HENRY W. MACK/WEST LITTLE RIVER K-8 CENTER belongs to MIAMI-DADE, a district of 527 schools and 335,685 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at DR. HENRY W. MACK/WEST LITTLE RIVER K-8 CENTER. The largest is Black students, at 49%. After that, the student body is 49% Hispanic. Census figures show Miami-Dade County is about 15% Black. The school's diversity index is 52%, meaning two students picked at random have a 52% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 22 full-time-equivalent teachers at DR. HENRY W. MACK/WEST LITTLE RIVER K-8 CENTER and a ratio of 17.4:1. That is close to the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 64% of students. That is 16 points above the 48% average for public schools in Miami-Dade County.
allk12 grades DR. HENRY W. MACK/WEST LITTLE RIVER K-8 CENTER a C. The grade compares the school only with Florida public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at DR. HENRY W. MACK/WEST LITTLE RIVER K-8 CENTER are 1.9 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (47.2% actual, 49.1% predicted).
In Miami-Dade County (population about 2,738,356), the median household income is $71,753, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. DR. HENRY W. MACK/WEST LITTLE RIVER K-8 CENTER is one of 561 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to DR. HENRY W. MACK/WEST LITTLE RIVER K-8 CENTER is PHOENIX ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE, at a distance of about 0.4 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, DR. HENRY W. MACK/WEST LITTLE RIVER K-8 CENTER is 1st among 7 schools close by.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 13 fewer students in 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 17.4 students per teacher, compared with 15.8 in 2020-21.
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