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Enrollment
452
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039000381
JAMES H. BRIGHT ELEMENTARY/J.W. JOHNSON ELEMENTARY
2530 W 10TH AVE, HIALEAH, FL 33010 · (305) 885-1683 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL452 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 6% of Florida public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
13.3:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
280 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 | 29 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (79).
Student demographics
10%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
JAMES H. BRIGHT ELEMENTARY/J.W. JOHNSON ELEMENTARY→HENRY H. FILER MIDDLE SCHOOL→HIALEAH 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
29.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +2.4pp since 2023
Math
48.3%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.0% | 48.3% |
| 2023-24 | 26.5% | 45.1% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
35.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 50% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 JAMES H. BRIGHT ELEMENTARY/J.W. JOHNSON ELEMENTARY
JAMES H. BRIGHT ELEMENTARY/J.W. JOHNSON ELEMENTARY's state test result (35.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES H. BRIGHT ELEMENTARY/J.W. JOHNSON ELEMENTARY this school | 452 | 61.9% | 35.8% |
| AMELIA EARHART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HIALEAH | 454 | 64.3% | 51.3% |
| PINECREST PREPARATORY ACADEMY MIAMI | 491 | 60.1% | 80.5% |
| JOHN G. DUPUIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HIALEAH | 508 | 64.4% | 59.8% |
| KINLOCH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIAMI | 548 | 60.4% | 39.9% |
| TICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FORT MYERS | 516 | 57.8% | 38.5% |
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 JAMES H. BRIGHT ELEMENTARY/J.W. JOHNSON ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #1,955 of 2,136 | #264 of 278 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #1,641 of 2,149 ▼ 34 | #240 of 279 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #2,079 of 2,149 ▼ 2 | #271 of 279 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 452 | #1,601 of 2,267 | #172 of 290 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #184 of 2,077 | #20 of 264 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.7% | #2,029 of 2,108 | #192 of 267 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.9% | #829 of 2,188 | #110 of 283 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.0% | #326 of 1,374 | #72 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
452
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 742
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 9.7:1
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 | 452 | 34 | 13.3:1 | 62% (280) |
| 2023-24 | 448 | 33 | 13.6:1 | 71% (317) |
| 2022-23 | 448 | 33 | 13.6:1 | 76% (342) |
| 2020-21 | 448 | 46 | 9.7:1 | 92% (410) |
| 2017-18 | 603 | 47 | 12.8:1 | 90% (545) |
| 2015-16 | 634 | 47 | 13.5:1 | 97% (612) |
| 2010-11 | 721 | 52 | 13.9:1 | 95% (683) |
| 2000-01 | 881 | 77 | 11.4:1 | 91% (805) |
| 1990-91 | 742 | 52 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JAMES H. BRIGHT ELEMENTARY/J.W. JOHNSON ELEMENTARY.
About JAMES H. BRIGHT ELEMENTARY/J.W. JOHNSON ELEMENTARY
JAMES H. BRIGHT ELEMENTARY/J.W. JOHNSON ELEMENTARY, a small elementary school, is located in HIALEAH, Florida. School enrollment was 452 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Florida average about 604 students.
JAMES H. BRIGHT ELEMENTARY/J.W. JOHNSON ELEMENTARY is one school in MIAMI-DADE, a system of 527 schools with 335,685 students.
Hispanic students make up 95% of enrollment at JAMES H. BRIGHT ELEMENTARY/J.W. JOHNSON ELEMENTARY. The next largest groups are 5% Black. In Miami-Dade County overall, about 69% of residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 10% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers at JAMES H. BRIGHT ELEMENTARY/J.W. JOHNSON ELEMENTARY in 2024-25, for a ratio of 13.3:1. That is 4.2 students per teacher below the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 62%. That rate is above the 48% average among public schools in Miami-Dade County.
The allk12 Grade for JAMES H. BRIGHT ELEMENTARY/J.W. JOHNSON ELEMENTARY is D. Compared with Florida public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 6% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, JAMES H. BRIGHT ELEMENTARY/J.W. JOHNSON ELEMENTARY is among the bottom 10% of schools in Florida. Predicted: 50.1%. Actual: 35.8%.
JAMES H. BRIGHT ELEMENTARY/J.W. JOHNSON ELEMENTARY is located in Miami-Dade County, where the median household income is $71,753, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. JAMES H. BRIGHT ELEMENTARY/J.W. JOHNSON ELEMENTARY is one of 561 public schools in the county.
BRIGHTVIEW PREPARATORY ACADEMY is the public school closest to JAMES H. BRIGHT ELEMENTARY/J.W. JOHNSON ELEMENTARY, about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. JAMES H. BRIGHT ELEMENTARY/J.W. JOHNSON ELEMENTARY's average proficiency of 35.8% compares with 51.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
In the federal locale system, JAMES H. BRIGHT ELEMENTARY/J.W. JOHNSON ELEMENTARY is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 452, starting from 448. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 9.7:1 in 2020-21 to 13.3:1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. 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
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- MATER ACADEMY LAKES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,201 students
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Nearby schools
- BRIGHTVIEW PREPARATORY ACADEMY0.2 mi · 112
- IMATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 994
- IMATER ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 783
- IMATER ACADEMY0.6 mi · 590
- HENRY H. FILER MIDDLE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 732
- MAE M. WALTERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 620
Frequently asked questions
About JAMES H. BRIGHT ELEMENTARY/J.W. JOHNSON ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at JAMES H. BRIGHT ELEMENTARY/J.W. JOHNSON ELEMENTARY?
JAMES H. BRIGHT ELEMENTARY/J.W. JOHNSON ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 452 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does JAMES H. BRIGHT ELEMENTARY/J.W. JOHNSON ELEMENTARY serve?
JAMES H. BRIGHT ELEMENTARY/J.W. JOHNSON ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does JAMES H. BRIGHT ELEMENTARY/J.W. JOHNSON ELEMENTARY have?
JAMES H. BRIGHT ELEMENTARY/J.W. JOHNSON ELEMENTARY employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the student diversity at JAMES H. BRIGHT ELEMENTARY/J.W. JOHNSON ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at JAMES H. BRIGHT ELEMENTARY/J.W. JOHNSON ELEMENTARY are roughly 0% White, 95% Hispanic, 5% Black.
What district is JAMES H. BRIGHT ELEMENTARY/J.W. JOHNSON ELEMENTARY in?
JAMES H. BRIGHT ELEMENTARY/J.W. JOHNSON ELEMENTARY is part of MIAMI-DADE.
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