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What's the one class at IRVING & BEATRICE PESKOE K-8 CENTER every student should take?
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Enrollment
726
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039001441
IRVING & BEATRICE PESKOE K-8 CENTER
29035 SW 144TH AVE, MIAMI, FL 33033 · (305) 242-8340 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL726 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of Florida public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
17.3:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
535 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 18 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 83 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 74 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 78 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 32% smaller than its 8th grade class (78).
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
IRVING & BEATRICE PESKOE K-8 CENTER→HOMESTEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Based on published attendance-zone data from MIAMI-DADE. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
48.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
51.4%
FL avg 58.9% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 7 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.4% | 51.4% |
| 2023-24 | 41.4% | 44.4% |
% 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
47.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 IRVING & BEATRICE PESKOE K-8 CENTER
IRVING & BEATRICE PESKOE K-8 CENTER's state test result (47.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| IRVING & BEATRICE PESKOE K-8 CENTER this school | 726 | 73.7% | 47.3% |
| WEST GATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEST PALM BEACH | 767 | 75.5% | 42.5% |
| SOUTH GRADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAKE WORTH | 624 | 73.7% | 41.4% |
| HIGHLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IMMOKALEE | 599 | 74.1% | 56.5% |
| EDEN PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IMMOKALEE | 646 | 77.2% | 51.3% |
| GREENACRES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GREENACRES | 773 | 70.5% | 61.9% |
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 IRVING & BEATRICE PESKOE K-8 CENTER ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #1,475 of 2,136 | #207 of 278 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #1,492 of 2,149 ▲ 166 | #228 of 279 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #1,377 of 2,149 ▲ 192 | #193 of 279 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 726 | #636 of 2,267 | #73 of 290 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #1,503 of 2,077 | #170 of 264 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.2% | #1,889 of 2,108 | #118 of 267 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.7% | #312 of 2,188 | #34 of 283 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.8% | #543 of 1,374 | #103 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
726
-88 (-11%) vs 2020
-33% since 2000-01, when it was 1,082
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 726 | 42 | 17.3:1 | 74% (535) |
| 2023-24 | 738 | 43 | 17.2:1 | 80% (592) |
| 2022-23 | 763 | 50 | 15.3:1 | 82% (625) |
| 2020-21 | 814 | 56 | 14.5:1 | 92% (748) |
| 2017-18 | 894 | 63 | 14.2:1 | 88% (787) |
| 2015-16 | 853 | 57 | 15.0:1 | 92% (788) |
| 2010-11 | 599 | 48 | 12.5:1 | 95% (567) |
| 2000-01 | 1,082 | 86 | 12.6:1 | 89% (964) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IRVING & BEATRICE PESKOE K-8 CENTER.
About IRVING & BEATRICE PESKOE K-8 CENTER
IRVING & BEATRICE PESKOE K-8 CENTER, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in MIAMI, Florida. The school counts 726 students across pre-K through 8. The school's enrollment is 20% bigger than the 604 average for elementary schools in Florida.
IRVING & BEATRICE PESKOE K-8 CENTER is one school in MIAMI-DADE, a system of 527 schools with 335,685 students.
At IRVING & BEATRICE PESKOE K-8 CENTER, Hispanic students make up 84% of the student body. The school is also 13% Black and 3% White. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 69%. The chance that two students picked at random at IRVING & BEATRICE PESKOE K-8 CENTER belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 27%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 17.3:1, with 42 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. Elementary schools in Florida have a similar average ratio of 17.5:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 74%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Miami-Dade County is 48%.
Measured against Florida public elementary schools, IRVING & BEATRICE PESKOE K-8 CENTER receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
IRVING & BEATRICE PESKOE K-8 CENTER is 3.0 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (47.3% versus 44.2%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Florida.
Within Miami-Dade County, 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%. Federal data list 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County, with a combined enrollment of about 335,817.
LEISURE CITY K-8 CENTER is located about 0.6 miles from IRVING & BEATRICE PESKOE K-8 CENTER. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, IRVING & BEATRICE PESKOE K-8 CENTER ranks 4th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
The student count in 2024-25 was 726, 11% below the 814 of 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 14.5:1 to 17.3:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGHHigh · 4,291 students
- CORAL REEF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,399 students
- MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,100 students
- MIAMI PALMETTO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,618 students
- SOUTHWEST MIAMI SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,599 students
- G. HOLMES BRADDOCK SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,291 students
Nearby schools
- LEISURE CITY K-8 CENTER0.6 mi · 1,059
- ACADEMIR CHARTER SCHOOL OF MATH AND SCIENCE1.1 mi · 436
- ACADEMIR MIDDLE SCHOOL OF MATH AND SCIENCE1.1 mi · 151
- DR. WILLIAM A. CHAPMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 515
- THE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WATERSTONE1.3 mi · 974
- MIAMI MACARTHUR EDUCATIONAL CENTER1.7 mi · 97
Frequently asked questions
About IRVING & BEATRICE PESKOE K-8 CENTERHow many students attend IRVING & BEATRICE PESKOE K-8 CENTER?
IRVING & BEATRICE PESKOE K-8 CENTER enrolls approximately 726 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does IRVING & BEATRICE PESKOE K-8 CENTER serve?
IRVING & BEATRICE PESKOE K-8 CENTER serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at IRVING & BEATRICE PESKOE K-8 CENTER?
The student-to-teacher ratio at IRVING & BEATRICE PESKOE K-8 CENTER is approximately 17.3:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at IRVING & BEATRICE PESKOE K-8 CENTER?
At IRVING & BEATRICE PESKOE K-8 CENTER, the student body is approximately 3% White, 84% Hispanic, 13% Black, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees IRVING & BEATRICE PESKOE K-8 CENTER?
IRVING & BEATRICE PESKOE K-8 CENTER is overseen by MIAMI-DADE in Miami-Dade County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.