ETHEL KOGER BECKHAM K-8 CENTER

As a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in MIAMI, Florida, ETHEL KOGER BECKHAM K-8 CENTER caters to 821 students from grades pre-K through 8, run under MIAMI-DADE. Enrollment runs roughly 36% bigger than the state mean of about 604.

Within MIAMI-DADE, which oversees 527 schools and 335,685 students, ETHEL KOGER BECKHAM K-8 CENTER is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, ETHEL KOGER BECKHAM K-8 CENTER lists that nearly all students (99%) are Hispanic. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, ETHEL KOGER BECKHAM K-8 CENTER has 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Roughly 27% of students at ETHEL KOGER BECKHAM K-8 CENTER qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Miami-Dade County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, ETHEL KOGER BECKHAM K-8 CENTER ranks in the top 10% of Florida public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 67.4%; ETHEL KOGER BECKHAM K-8 CENTER posts 83.2%, +15.8 points above that line.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Miami-Dade County put median household income runs about $71,753, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Miami-Dade County's 561 public schools (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students), ETHEL KOGER BECKHAM K-8 CENTER is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: BENT TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ETHEL KOGER BECKHAM K-8 CENTER. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ETHEL KOGER BECKHAM K-8 CENTER at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 69.6%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 7%: 766 students in 2018 compared to 821 in 2025.

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