Enrollment
210
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039000426
GOLDEN GLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
16520 NW 28TH AVE, OPA LOCKA, FL 33054 · (305) 624-9641 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL210 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.
- C+Beats 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
16.1:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
166 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 | 17 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 25 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is 40% smaller than its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
31%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
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
33.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +0.3pp since 2023
Math
59.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +15.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.4% | 59.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.1% | 44.0% |
% 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
39.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 GOLDEN GLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GOLDEN GLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (39.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOLDEN GLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 210 | 79.0% | 39.9% |
| RAINBOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OPA LOCKA | 172 | 77.9% | 36.5% |
| SUSIE E. TOLBERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 245 | 80.8% | 21.4% |
| BILTMORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 206 | 74.3% | 29.1% |
| RENAISSANCE ACADEMY TALLAHASSEE | 243 | 80.2% | 37.2% |
| ROSENWALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SOUTH BAY | 267 | 79.4% | 49.2% |
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 GOLDEN GLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #1,810 of 2,136 | #252 of 278 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #1,142 of 2,149 ▲ 528 | #185 of 279 ▲ 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.4% | #1,992 of 2,149 ▼ 66 | #261 of 279 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 210 | #2,097 of 2,267 | #264 of 290 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #1,175 of 2,077 | #126 of 264 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.7% | #1,825 of 2,108 | #105 of 267 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.0% | #172 of 2,188 | #26 of 283 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.9% | #1,049 of 1,374 | #160 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
210
+38 (+22%) vs 2020
-63% since 1990-91, when it was 572
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 210 | 13 | 16.1:1 | 79% (166) |
| 2023-24 | 217 | 13 | 16.7:1 | 81% (176) |
| 2022-23 | 216 | 13 | 16.6:1 | 85% (183) |
| 2020-21 | 172 | 10 | 17.2:1 | 97% (166) |
| 2017-18 | 228 | 14 | 16.3:1 | 90% (206) |
| 2015-16 | 253 | 15 | 16.9:1 | 99% (250) |
| 2010-11 | 328 | 28 | 11.7:1 | 92% (303) |
| 2000-01 | 577 | 28 | 20.6:1 | 91% (524) |
| 1990-91 | 572 | 28 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GOLDEN GLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About GOLDEN GLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GOLDEN GLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a very small elementary school in OPA LOCKA, Florida, one of the schools in MIAMI-DADE. It enrolls 210 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5. The school is 65% below the average for elementary schools in Florida.
GOLDEN GLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a school in MIAMI-DADE. The district has 527 schools and 335,685 students.
Of every 100 students at GOLDEN GLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 81 are Black. Smaller groups are 17% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Miami-Dade County is roughly 15% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, GOLDEN GLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 31%.
The school has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 16.1 students per teacher. Statewide, elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1. Of all students at GOLDEN GLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 79% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Miami-Dade County average 48%.
On the allk12 Grade, GOLDEN GLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands at C-, ahead of 22% of Florida public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 41.5% at GOLDEN GLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 39.9%.
The county, Miami-Dade County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $71,753, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The county's public schools total 561, with about 335,817 students.
GOLDEN GLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 0.7 miles from BUNCHE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 52.5% on proficiency, and GOLDEN GLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is below that at 39.9%.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, GOLDEN GLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL had a net gain of 38 students, or 22%. The number of students per teacher dropped from 17.2 to 16.1 over 4 years.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About GOLDEN GLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at GOLDEN GLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
GOLDEN GLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 210 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does GOLDEN GLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
GOLDEN GLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at GOLDEN GLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at GOLDEN GLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is GOLDEN GLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
GOLDEN GLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 1% White, 17% Hispanic, 81% Black.
Who oversees GOLDEN GLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
GOLDEN GLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by MIAMI-DADE in Miami-Dade County.
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