EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI GARDENS

Located at 18200 NW 22ND AVE, in MIAMI GARDENS, Florida, EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI GARDENS is a tight-knit K-5 school that caters to 413 students (grades K through 8), part of MIAMI-DADE. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 32% below typical.

MIAMI-DADE runs 527 schools in total, collectively educating 335,685 students. EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI GARDENS is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI GARDENS records that nearly all students (85%) are Black. Beyond that, the school records 14% Hispanic. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 15%.

Looking at school resources, An estimated 94% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Miami-Dade County's rate of about 48%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI GARDENS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.1%, the actual is 40.0%, a residual of +6.0 points.

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), EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI GARDENS is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI GARDENS comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 50.3%.

The school occupies a residential site. EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI GARDENS operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 7%: 445 students in 2018 compared to 413 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 6% to 14% over that span.

On the community side, 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.