HENRY S. WEST LABORATORY SCHOOL

Set in CORAL GABLES, Florida, HENRY S. WEST LABORATORY SCHOOL is an intimate elementary-level community, one of the schools within MIAMI-DADE. It caters to 373 students across grades K through 8. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so HENRY S. WEST LABORATORY SCHOOL sits 38% below that benchmark.

Within MIAMI-DADE, which oversees 527 schools and 335,685 students, HENRY S. WEST LABORATORY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On demographics, HENRY S. WEST LABORATORY SCHOOL shows that 64% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest comes out to 23% White, 7% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian.

Looking at school resources, HENRY S. WEST LABORATORY SCHOOL records 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting HENRY S. WEST LABORATORY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 13% of students at HENRY S. WEST LABORATORY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Miami-Dade County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), HENRY S. WEST LABORATORY SCHOOL ranks in the top 10% of Florida public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 74.9%; HENRY S. WEST LABORATORY SCHOOL posts 94.1%, +19.2 points above that line.

In the broader community, census data for Miami-Dade County shows median household earnings sit near $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. HENRY S. WEST LABORATORY SCHOOL is one of 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students).

The closest other public school is PONCE DE LEON MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HENRY S. WEST LABORATORY SCHOOL at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 73.1%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 6%: 353 students in 2018 compared to 373 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 28% to 23% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.

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