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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039002499

JOE HALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

1901 SW 134TH AVE, MIAMI, FL 33175 · (305) 223-9823 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL410 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Florida public elementary schools
  • B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • A-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

Enrollment
410
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
215 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K348%
Kindergarten5112%
Grade 16315%
Grade 27318%
Grade 36817%
Grade 45112%
Grade 57017%

This year's kindergarten class (51) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (70).

Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 70% · US 70%
White
82%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
40098%
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 38% · US 30%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 5%
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
Male
22555%
Female
18545%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
JOE HALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→W. R. THOMAS MIDDLE SCHOOL→G. HOLMES BRADDOCK SENIOR HIGH
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
69.3%
FL avg 56.7% . +10.9pp since 2023
Math
73.1%
FL avg 58.9% . -2.4pp since 2023

What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.

FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2569.3%73.1%
2023-2458.5%75.5%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
66.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.8pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 JOE HALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

JOE HALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (66.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
JOE HALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school41052.4%66.7%
CYPRESS K-8 CENTER
MIAMI
37652.1%60.1%
ROYAL GREEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI
37151.5%60.4%
SILVER BLUFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI
35852.5%41.8%
CORAL TERRACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI
46250.0%51.5%
MIAMI SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI SPRINGS
38153.5%56.3%
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 JOE HALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn FloridaIn Miami-Dade County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
66.7%#573 of 2,136#84 of 278
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
73.1%#524 of 2,149
▼ 154
#91 of 279
▼ 31
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
69.3%#463 of 2,149
▲ 322
#77 of 279
▲ 34
Enrollment
ranked largest first
410#1,738 of 2,267#190 of 290
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.8:1#120 of 2,077#14 of 264
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
4.8%#2,071 of 2,108#232 of 267
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
52.4%#1,194 of 2,188#158 of 283
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-13.5%#771 of 1,374#138 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 2024-25
Enrollment
410
+13 (+3%) vs 2020
-67% since 1990-91, when it was 1,238
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 11.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-254103212.8:152% (215)
2023-244233213.2:156% (236)
2022-233753112.1:159% (223)
2020-213973411.7:177% (307)
2017-184744011.8:166% (312)
2015-165724413.0:174% (426)
2010-116695312.6:162% (414)
2000-016684315.5:144% (291)
1990-911,2386319.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JOE HALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

About JOE HALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

JOE HALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is classified as an elementary school. It is located in MIAMI, Florida. A total of 410 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5. Against the 604-student average for elementary schools in Florida, enrollment here is 32% lower.

Besides JOE HALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MIAMI-DADE runs 526 other schools. The district enrolls 335,685 students.

The student body at JOE HALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 98% Hispanic. Among people living in Miami-Dade County, the Hispanic share is about 69%. The school's diversity index is 5%, meaning two students picked at random have a 5% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

At JOE HALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 32 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 12.8:1. That is 4.7 students per teacher below the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 52% of enrollment.

JOE HALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 79% of Florida public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

Compared with Florida schools that have similar shares of low-income students, JOE HALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's results are 11.8 points above predicted: 66.7% against 54.9%.

Miami-Dade County has these Census figures: the median household income is $71,753, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. In all, Miami-Dade County has 561 public schools and roughly 335,817 students.

ZORA NEALE HURSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the public school closest to JOE HALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. JOE HALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's average proficiency of 66.7% compares with 64.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.

Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment has grown by 13 students since 2020-21, to 410. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 11.7:1 to 12.8:1.

If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at JOE HALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

Miami-Dade County at a glance

View full county profile
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
JOE HALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
MIAMI-DADE
Address
1901 SW 134TH AVE, MIAMI, FL 33175
Phone
(305) 223-9823
County
Miami-Dade County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
410
Teachers (FTE)
32
Student–teacher ratio
12.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
215 (52%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
120039002499
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About JOE HALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
How many students attend JOE HALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
JOE HALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 410 students in grades PK-05.
Is JOE HALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
JOE HALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at JOE HALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at JOE HALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 12.8:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at JOE HALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At JOE HALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 2% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees JOE HALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
JOE HALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by MIAMI-DADE in Miami-Dade County.
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