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What's the biggest difference between KENDALL SQUARE K-8 CENTER and what you expected?
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Enrollment
638
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039008697
KENDALL SQUARE K-8 CENTER
9325 SW 169 PLACE, MIAMI, FL 33196 · (305) 382-0352 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL638 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
197 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
3
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
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
71.2%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.7pp since 2023
Math
70.2%
FL avg 58.9% . +0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 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
68.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 →
About KENDALL SQUARE K-8 CENTER
KENDALL SQUARE K-8 CENTER, an average-sized elementary school in MIAMI, Florida, run under MIAMI-DADE, serves 638 students, covering grades K through 8.
Within MIAMI-DADE, which oversees 527 schools and 335,685 students, KENDALL SQUARE K-8 CENTER is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, KENDALL SQUARE K-8 CENTER reports that nearly all students (92%) are Hispanic; the rest reads as 3% Asian, 3% White. By comparison, Miami-Dade County as a whole is about 69% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
On the resource side, On paper, KENDALL SQUARE K-8 CENTER has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.7:1. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 31% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Miami-Dade County's rate of about 48%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, KENDALL SQUARE K-8 CENTER tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 65.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 68.9%.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Miami-Dade County put the typical household earns roughly $71,753 per year, 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), KENDALL SQUARE K-8 CENTER is one campus in the mix.
CHRISTINA M. EVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around KENDALL SQUARE K-8 CENTER. On composite proficiency, KENDALL SQUARE K-8 CENTER comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 64.6%.
Geographically, the school is in a residential area.
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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
- CHRISTINA M. EVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 482
- DR. GILBERT L. PORTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 586
- FELIX VARELA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.5 mi · 1,935
- HAMMOCKS MIDDLE SCHOOL1.6 mi · 486
- DANTE B. FASCELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 403
- OLIVER HOOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.9 mi · 617
Frequently asked questions
About KENDALL SQUARE K-8 CENTERHow many students attend KENDALL SQUARE K-8 CENTER?
KENDALL SQUARE K-8 CENTER enrolls approximately 638 students in grades KG-08.
Is KENDALL SQUARE K-8 CENTER an elementary, middle, or high school?
KENDALL SQUARE K-8 CENTER is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at KENDALL SQUARE K-8 CENTER?
The student-to-teacher ratio at KENDALL SQUARE K-8 CENTER is approximately 17.7:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at KENDALL SQUARE K-8 CENTER?
At KENDALL SQUARE K-8 CENTER, the student body is approximately 3% White, 92% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is KENDALL SQUARE K-8 CENTER public or private?
KENDALL SQUARE K-8 CENTER is a public K-12 school, overseen by MIAMI-DADE.
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