HENRY E.S. REEVES K-8 CENTER

As a medium-sized primary school in MIAMI, Florida, HENRY E.S. REEVES K-8 CENTER teaches 830 students from grades pre-K through 8, overseen by MIAMI-DADE. That puts it 37% larger than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 604 students.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, HENRY E.S. REEVES K-8 CENTER lists that the largest single group is Black, at 74% of enrollment. Other groups include 26% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 15% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, HENRY E.S. REEVES K-8 CENTER has 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 72% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Miami-Dade County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, HENRY E.S. REEVES K-8 CENTER performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 45.3%, the actual is 55.1%, a residual of +9.8 points.

In the broader community, Miami-Dade County reports that the typical household earns roughly $71,753 per year, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. HENRY E.S. REEVES K-8 CENTER is one of 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students).

The closest other public school is WILLIAM H. TURNER TECHNICAL ARTS HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HENRY E.S. REEVES K-8 CENTER ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 47.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 49%: 557 students in 2018 compared to 830 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 17% to 26% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.