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Enrollment
413
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039007319
EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI GARDENS
18200 NW 22ND AVE, MIAMI GARDENS, FL 33056 · (786) 565-9188 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL413 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
,
0 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
388 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 52 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 13% smaller than its 8th grade class (52).
Student demographics
27%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
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
41.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +2.9pp since 2023
Math
43.6%
FL avg 58.9% . +8.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.5% | 43.6% |
| 2023-24 | 38.6% | 34.7% |
% 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
40.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI GARDENS
EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI GARDENS's state test result (40.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI GARDENS this school | 413 | 93.9% | 40.0% |
| MELROSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ST PETERSBURG | 356 | 90.4% | 40.3% |
| PLEASANT CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEST PALM BEACH | 315 | 90.2% | 36.4% |
| MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GAINESVILLE | 312 | 89.7% | 18.8% |
| C. A. WEIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PENSACOLA | 538 | 89.4% | 36.4% |
| LOCKHART ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL TAMPA | 376 | 85.6% | 30.7% |
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 EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI GARDENS ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #1,805 of 2,136 | #250 of 278 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #1,807 of 2,149 ▲ 165 | #257 of 279 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #1,709 of 2,149 ▼ 4 | #236 of 279 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 413 | #1,731 of 2,267 | #186 of 290 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.5% | #1,898 of 2,108 | #123 of 267 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.9% | #22 of 2,188 | #5 of 283 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.2% | #1,075 of 1,374 | #164 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
413
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
+82% since 2010-11, when it was 227
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 | 413 | N/A | N/A | 94% (388) |
| 2023-24 | 424 | 14 | 30.3:1 | 88% (375) |
| 2022-23 | 447 | N/A | N/A | 84% (374) |
| 2020-21 | 410 | N/A | N/A | 87% (358) |
| 2017-18 | 445 | N/A | N/A | 68% (301) |
| 2015-16 | 352 | N/A | N/A | 95% (336) |
| 2010-11 | 227 | 14 | 16.2:1 | 95% (215) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI GARDENS.
About EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI GARDENS
EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI GARDENS is an elementary school in MIAMI GARDENS, Florida, reachable at (786) 565-9188. Enrollment is 413 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 8. The average for elementary schools in Florida is about 604 students, so this school is 32% smaller than average.
Federal data list 527 schools in MIAMI-DADE, with 335,685 students enrolled.
The large majority of students at EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI GARDENS, 85%, are Black. The remaining shares are 14% Hispanic. Miami-Dade County as a whole is about 15% Black, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI GARDENS belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 27%.
About 94% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Miami-Dade County is 48%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI GARDENS would score about 34.1%. It scores 40.0%, 6.0 points above that figure.
Miami-Dade County has these Census figures: median household income is about $71,753, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The public schools of Miami-Dade County number 561 and enroll about 335,817.
The school nearest to EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI GARDENS is CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, at a distance of about 0.4 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI GARDENS is 6th on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI GARDENS is Suburb: Large. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 410 in 2020-21, 413 in 2024-25.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in MIAMI-DADE
- JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGHHigh · 4,291 students
- CORAL REEF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,399 students
- SOUTH DADE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,382 students
- MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,100 students
- HIALEAH GARDENS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,009 students
- BARBARA GOLEMAN SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,973 students
Other schools in MIAMI GARDENS
- MIAMI CAROL CITY SENIOR HIGHHigh · 859 students
- CHARLES DAVID WYCHE JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 568 students
- LAKE STEVENS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 509 students
- NORTH GARDENS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 454 students
- CAROL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 411 students
- DR. FREDERICA S. WILSON/SKYWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 336 students
Nearby schools
- CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 264
- PARKVIEW EDUCATIONAL CENTER0.4 mi · 21
- SECONDARY STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER 8010.4 mi · 35
- PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 178
- MYRTLE GROVE ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 154
- BRENTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 330
Frequently asked questions
About EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI GARDENSHow large is EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI GARDENS?
EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI GARDENS enrolls approximately 413 students in grades KG-08.
Is EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI GARDENS an elementary, middle, or high school?
EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI GARDENS is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI GARDENS have?
EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI GARDENS employs 0 FTE teachers.
What is the racial breakdown of students at EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI GARDENS?
At EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI GARDENS, the student body is approximately 1% White, 14% Hispanic, 85% Black.
Who oversees EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI GARDENS?
EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI GARDENS is overseen by MIAMI-DADE in Miami-Dade County.
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