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Enrollment
515
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039000391
DR. WILLIAM A. CHAPMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
27190 SW 140TH AVE, HOMESTEAD, FL 33032 · (305) 245-1055 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL515 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% 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.
- CBeats 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
15.6:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
379 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 | 95 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 24% larger than its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
52%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from MIAMI-DADE. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
44.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +11.5pp since 2023
Math
59.9%
FL avg 58.9% . +16.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 17 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.5% | 59.9% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 43.2% |
% 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
41.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 DR. WILLIAM A. CHAPMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DR. WILLIAM A. CHAPMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (41.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR. WILLIAM A. CHAPMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 515 | 73.6% | 41.9% |
| FLORIDA CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FLORIDA CITY | 535 | 75.1% | 29.6% |
| GOULDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HOMESTEAD | 497 | 70.8% | 32.5% |
| MANDARIN LAKES K-8 ACADEMY HOMESTEAD | 643 | 72.0% | 40.0% |
| LAMB ELEMENTARY TAMPA | 513 | 72.9% | 44.4% |
| TAMPA BAY BOULEVARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA | 591 | 74.5% | 26.9% |
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 DR. WILLIAM A. CHAPMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #1,728 of 2,136 | #239 of 278 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.9% | #1,099 of 2,149 ▲ 608 | #178 of 279 ▲ 62 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #1,574 of 2,149 ▲ 354 | #217 of 279 ▲ 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 515 | #1,355 of 2,267 | #138 of 290 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #955 of 2,077 | #97 of 264 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.2% | #1,264 of 2,108 | #21 of 267 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.6% | #319 of 2,188 | #35 of 283 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.5% | #1,305 of 1,374 | #182 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
515
+21 (+4%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 898
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 515 | 33 | 15.6:1 | 74% (379) |
| 2023-24 | 538 | 31 | 17.4:1 | 73% (394) |
| 2022-23 | 554 | 32 | 17.3:1 | 79% (438) |
| 2020-21 | 494 | 36 | 13.7:1 | 93% (461) |
| 2017-18 | 523 | 34 | 15.4:1 | 92% (482) |
| 2015-16 | 558 | 37 | 15.1:1 | 95% (532) |
| 2010-11 | 406 | 27 | 15.0:1 | 96% (390) |
| 2000-01 | 863 | 64 | 13.5:1 | 100% (860) |
| 1990-91 | 898 | 49 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DR. WILLIAM A. CHAPMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About DR. WILLIAM A. CHAPMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DR. WILLIAM A. CHAPMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public medium-sized elementary school in HOMESTEAD, Florida. The school enrolls 515 students, from pre-K through 5.
MIAMI-DADE includes 527 schools. Together they enroll 335,685 students.
At 50%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at DR. WILLIAM A. CHAPMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL combined. The school is also 47% Black. The Hispanic share of the county population is higher, at 69%. DR. WILLIAM A. CHAPMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 52%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.6:1. That ratio is under the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at DR. WILLIAM A. CHAPMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 74%. The 48% average for public schools in Miami-Dade County is 26 points lower.
The allk12 Grade for DR. WILLIAM A. CHAPMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is C-. Compared with Florida public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 22% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
After adjusting for student poverty, DR. WILLIAM A. CHAPMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands between the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 41.9%; the prediction is 44.3%.
In the county around the school, Miami-Dade County, median household income is about $71,753, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. DR. WILLIAM A. CHAPMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among the 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County.
MIAMI MACARTHUR EDUCATIONAL CENTER is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 41.9% is below the 61.0% average for nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was 494 in 2020-21 and 515 in 2024-25, a increase of 21 students. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.7:1 to 15.6:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. 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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- ACADEMIR CHARTER SCHOOL OF MATH AND SCIENCE1.3 mi · 436
- ACADEMIR MIDDLE SCHOOL OF MATH AND SCIENCE1.3 mi · 151
Frequently asked questions
About DR. WILLIAM A. CHAPMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at DR. WILLIAM A. CHAPMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
DR. WILLIAM A. CHAPMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 515 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does DR. WILLIAM A. CHAPMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
DR. WILLIAM A. CHAPMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at DR. WILLIAM A. CHAPMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at DR. WILLIAM A. CHAPMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at DR. WILLIAM A. CHAPMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At DR. WILLIAM A. CHAPMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 2% White, 50% Hispanic, 47% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is DR. WILLIAM A. CHAPMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
DR. WILLIAM A. CHAPMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by MIAMI-DADE.
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