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Enrollment
969
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039000442
KENSINGTON PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
711 NW 30TH AVE, MIAMI, FL 33125 · (305) 649-2811 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL969 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% 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
14.9:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
512 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 | 69 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 140 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 144 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 138 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 160 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 163 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 155 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (140) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (155).
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%
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
KENSINGTON PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→CITRUS GROVE MIDDLE 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
40.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +9.5pp since 2023
Math
53.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +5.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.5% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.9% | 47.2% |
% 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
40.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 55% 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 KENSINGTON PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
KENSINGTON PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (40.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KENSINGTON PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 969 | 52.8% | 40.0% |
| RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIAMI | 842 | 52.7% | 28.4% |
| PINECREST COVE ACADEMY MIAMI | 938 | 55.7% | 80.4% |
| WEST HIALEAH GARDENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HIALEAH GARDENS | 1,128 | 51.4% | 61.4% |
| MARCUS A. MILAM K-8 CENTER HIALEAH | 1,082 | 55.2% | 48.8% |
| EVERGLADES K-8 CENTER MIAMI | 912 | 57.0% | 62.4% |
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 KENSINGTON PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #1,804 of 2,136 | #249 of 278 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #1,417 of 2,149 ▲ 111 | #219 of 279 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #1,754 of 2,149 ▲ 234 | #242 of 279 ▲ 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 969 | #222 of 2,267 | #33 of 290 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #649 of 2,077 | #61 of 264 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.3% | #2,068 of 2,108 | #229 of 267 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.8% | #1,181 of 2,188 | #154 of 283 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.9% | #998 of 1,374 | #156 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
969
+21 (+2%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 1,375
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 969 | 65 | 14.9:1 | 53% (512) |
| 2023-24 | 966 | 63 | 15.3:1 | 57% (547) |
| 2022-23 | 922 | 61 | 15.1:1 | 66% (604) |
| 2020-21 | 948 | 78 | 12.2:1 | 87% (827) |
| 2017-18 | 1,064 | 84 | 12.7:1 | 88% (931) |
| 2015-16 | 1,085 | 87 | 12.5:1 | 92% (997) |
| 2010-11 | 1,224 | 97 | 12.6:1 | 87% (1,062) |
| 2000-01 | 1,477 | 101 | 14.6:1 | 85% (1,260) |
| 1990-91 | 1,375 | 79 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KENSINGTON PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About KENSINGTON PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
KENSINGTON PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school with a street address in MIAMI, Florida. Its 969 students are spread across pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 60% above the 604 average for elementary schools in Florida.
MIAMI-DADE includes 527 schools. Together they enroll 335,685 students.
Federal enrollment data show KENSINGTON PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 97% Hispanic. Miami-Dade County as a whole is about 69% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. 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.
The school employs the equivalent of 65 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 14.9:1. That is 2.6 students per teacher below the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at KENSINGTON PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 53%.
Measured against Florida public elementary schools, KENSINGTON PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
KENSINGTON PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 14.7 points below expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the bottom 10% in Florida.
Miami-Dade County census figures show that the median household income is $71,753, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County, enrolling about 335,817 students in all.
Nearby, GREEN SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL is about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles of KENSINGTON PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 52.2%; KENSINGTON PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's is 40.0%, ranking 5th of 8.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 948 to 969. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.2:1 to 14.9:1.
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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
- GREEN SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 556
- CITRUS GROVE K-8 CENTER0.9 mi · 1,583
- MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 3,100
- AUBURNDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 779
- BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY INTERAMERICAN CAMPUS1.1 mi · 188
- INTERNATIONAL STUDIES CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL1.2 mi · 320
Frequently asked questions
About KENSINGTON PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend KENSINGTON PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
KENSINGTON PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 969 students in grades PK-05.
Is KENSINGTON PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
KENSINGTON PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at KENSINGTON PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at KENSINGTON PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 14.9:1 (65 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at KENSINGTON PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At KENSINGTON PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 1% White, 97% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian.
Is KENSINGTON PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
KENSINGTON PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by MIAMI-DADE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.