Enrollment
289
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039000394
JOHNNIE M PARRIS COLONIAL DRIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
10755 SW 160TH ST, MIAMI, FL 33157 · (305) 238-2392 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL289 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
164 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
JOHNNIE M PARRIS COLONIAL DRIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→RICHMOND HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL→MIAMI KILLIAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Based on published attendance-zone data from MIAMI-DADE. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
59.7%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
60.9%
FL avg 58.9% . +0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
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
57.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 2024-25Enrollment
289
+12 (+4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 11.5:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
62%
was 49%
% Black
35%
was 44%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About JOHNNIE M PARRIS COLONIAL DRIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JOHNNIE M PARRIS COLONIAL DRIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a modestly sized primary school in MIAMI, Florida, operated by MIAMI-DADE. Current enrollment sits at 289 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 52% below the state mean of about 604.
MIAMI-DADE comprises 527 schools with combined enrollment of 335,685 students; JOHNNIE M PARRIS COLONIAL DRIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.
In terms of who attends, JOHNNIE M PARRIS COLONIAL DRIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 62% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 35% Black.
On the income-and-resources front, JOHNNIE M PARRIS COLONIAL DRIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting JOHNNIE M PARRIS COLONIAL DRIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 57% of students at JOHNNIE M PARRIS COLONIAL DRIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Miami-Dade County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), JOHNNIE M PARRIS COLONIAL DRIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.7%; this one delivers 57.7%.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Miami-Dade County put median household income runs about $71,753, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Miami-Dade County's 561 public schools (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students), JOHNNIE M PARRIS COLONIAL DRIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
PINE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, JOHNNIE M PARRIS COLONIAL DRIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 57.0%.
The school occupies a suburban site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 4%: 277 students in 2018 compared to 289 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 49% to 62% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 11.5:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 today.
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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
- PINE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 335
- RICHMOND HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 345
- BIOTECH@RICHMOND HEIGHTS 9-12 HIGH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 297
- CORAL REEF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 3,399
- DOROTHY M. WALLACE COPE CENTER1.0 mi · 27
- FRANK CRAWFORD MARTIN K-8 CENTER1.2 mi · 611
Frequently asked questions
About JOHNNIE M PARRIS COLONIAL DRIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend JOHNNIE M PARRIS COLONIAL DRIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
JOHNNIE M PARRIS COLONIAL DRIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 289 students in grades PK-05.
Is JOHNNIE M PARRIS COLONIAL DRIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
JOHNNIE M PARRIS COLONIAL DRIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at JOHNNIE M PARRIS COLONIAL DRIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at JOHNNIE M PARRIS COLONIAL DRIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is JOHNNIE M PARRIS COLONIAL DRIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
JOHNNIE M PARRIS COLONIAL DRIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 1% White, 62% Hispanic, 35% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees JOHNNIE M PARRIS COLONIAL DRIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
JOHNNIE M PARRIS COLONIAL DRIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by MIAMI-DADE in Miami-Dade County.
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