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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039000418

HENRY M. FLAGLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

5222 NW 1ST ST, MIAMI, FL 33126 · (305) 443-2529 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL792 STUDENTS
Enrollment
792
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
523 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Pre-K
59
Kindergarten
97
Grade 1
99
Grade 2
146
Grade 3
134
Grade 4
120
Grade 5
137
Student demographics
White
122%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 33%
Hispanic
77498%
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 38%
Black
30%
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 21%
Asian
20%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3%
Two+
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
38549%
Female
40751%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
HENRY M. FLAGLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLKINLOCH PARK MIDDLE SCHOOLCORAL GABLES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Based on published attendance-zone data from MIAMI-DADE. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English Language Arts
44.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.9pp since 2023
Math
52.4%
FL avg 58.9% . +2.7pp since 2023

What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.

Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
792
+23 (+3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 16.0:1
% White
2%
was 1%
% Hispanic
98%
was 99%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About HENRY M. FLAGLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

HENRY M. FLAGLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an average-sized elementary campus in MIAMI, Florida, operated by MIAMI-DADE. The school educates 792 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 31% bigger than the state mean of about 604.

Across the 527 schools in MIAMI-DADE (335,685 students total), HENRY M. FLAGLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, HENRY M. FLAGLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (98%). By comparison, Miami-Dade County as a whole is about 69% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. An estimated 66% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Miami-Dade County (around 48%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, HENRY M. FLAGLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.3%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Miami-Dade County indicate the typical household earns roughly $71,753 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Miami-Dade County runs 561 public schools (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students), of which HENRY M. FLAGLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: FAIRLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HENRY M. FLAGLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, HENRY M. FLAGLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 50.8%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HENRY M. FLAGLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has ticked up 3%, going from 769 students in 2018 to 792 in 2025.

On this page, members of the HENRY M. FLAGLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.

Miami-Dade County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
HENRY M. FLAGLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
MIAMI-DADE
Address
5222 NW 1ST ST, MIAMI, FL 33126
Phone
(305) 443-2529
County
Miami-Dade County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
792
Teachers (FTE)
50
Student–teacher ratio
15.8:1
Free/Reduced lunch
523 (66%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
120039000418
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About HENRY M. FLAGLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
How large is HENRY M. FLAGLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HENRY M. FLAGLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 792 students in grades PK-05.
Is HENRY M. FLAGLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
HENRY M. FLAGLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does HENRY M. FLAGLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
HENRY M. FLAGLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
What is the student diversity at HENRY M. FLAGLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at HENRY M. FLAGLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 2% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is HENRY M. FLAGLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
HENRY M. FLAGLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by MIAMI-DADE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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