EUGENIA B. THOMAS K-8 CENTER

EUGENIA B. THOMAS K-8 CENTER operates as a mid-sized primary school in DORAL, Florida, overseen by MIAMI-DADE. Current enrollment sits at 861 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 43% bigger than typical.

Across the 527 schools in MIAMI-DADE (335,685 students total), EUGENIA B. THOMAS K-8 CENTER accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, EUGENIA B. THOMAS K-8 CENTER logs that nearly all students (92%) are Hispanic; the rest reads as 4% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

On the income-and-resources front, EUGENIA B. THOMAS K-8 CENTER records 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting EUGENIA B. THOMAS K-8 CENTER tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 24% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Miami-Dade County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, EUGENIA B. THOMAS K-8 CENTER tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 69.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.4%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Miami-Dade County indicate median household earnings sit near $71,753, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Miami-Dade County's 561 public schools (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students), EUGENIA B. THOMAS K-8 CENTER is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: J.C. BERMUDEZ DORAL SENIOR HIGH, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), EUGENIA B. THOMAS K-8 CENTER ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 61.2%.

EUGENIA B. THOMAS K-8 CENTER operates from a downtown location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 50%: 1,738 students in 2018 compared to 861 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the EUGENIA B. THOMAS K-8 CENTER community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.