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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at KEY BISCAYNE K-8 CENTER this year?
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Enrollment
884
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039000444
KEY BISCAYNE K-8 CENTER
150 W MCINTYRE ST, KEY BISCAYNE, FL 33149 · (305) 361-5418 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL884 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of Florida public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
6%
56 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 | 55 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 97 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 147 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 131 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 153 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 28 | 3% |
| Grade 7 | 36 | 4% |
| Grade 8 | 46 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is 111% larger than its 8th grade class (46).
Student demographics
30%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
KEY BISCAYNE K-8 CENTER→CORAL GABLES 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
74.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.8pp since 2023
Math
78.5%
FL avg 58.9% . +1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.0% | 78.5% |
| 2023-24 | 70.3% | 76.7% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
69.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
78.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 78% 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 KEY BISCAYNE K-8 CENTER
KEY BISCAYNE K-8 CENTER's state test result (69.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEY BISCAYNE K-8 CENTER this school | 884 | 6.3% | 69.4% |
| FRANKLIN ACADEMY F PEMBROKE PINES | 922 | 3.3% | 57.2% |
| SUNSET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIAMI | 1,192 | 6.6% | 92.7% |
| IMAGINE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WESTON WESTON | 1,093 | 0.3% | 81.8% |
| ADA MERRITT K-8 CENTER MIAMI | 780 | 18.7% | 84.9% |
| DOWNTOWN DORAL CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DORAL | 1,085 | 18.5% | 79.4% |
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 KEY BISCAYNE K-8 CENTER ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.4% | #489 of 2,136 | #72 of 278 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.5% | #333 of 2,149 ▼ 13 | #60 of 279 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #308 of 2,149 ▲ 37 | #53 of 279 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 884 | #329 of 2,267 | #42 of 290 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #1,699 of 2,077 | #208 of 264 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.8% | #1,847 of 2,108 | #108 of 267 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.3% | #2,153 of 2,188 | #277 of 283 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.1% | #213 of 1,374 | #51 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
884
-186 (-17%) vs 2020
+55% since 1990-91, when it was 569
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 884 | 49 | 18.0:1 | 6% (56) |
| 2023-24 | 878 | 49 | 17.9:1 | 8% (69) |
| 2022-23 | 921 | 52 | 17.7:1 | 7% (65) |
| 2020-21 | 1,070 | 67 | 16.0:1 | 10% (112) |
| 2017-18 | 1,246 | 74 | 16.8:1 | 9% (114) |
| 2015-16 | 1,381 | 81 | 17.1:1 | 7% (101) |
| 2010-11 | 1,244 | 78 | 15.9:1 | 10% (124) |
| 2000-01 | 1,054 | 54 | 19.5:1 | 12% (125) |
| 1990-91 | 569 | 36 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KEY BISCAYNE K-8 CENTER.
About KEY BISCAYNE K-8 CENTER
KEY BISCAYNE K-8 CENTER sits in KEY BISCAYNE, Florida, and is classified as an elementary school. The latest federal count shows 884 students in pre-K through 8. Against the 604-student average for elementary schools in Florida, enrollment here is 46% higher.
MIAMI-DADE serves 335,685 students across 527 schools.
Most students at KEY BISCAYNE K-8 CENTER are Hispanic: 82% of enrollment. Smaller groups are 16% White. For comparison, the population of Miami-Dade County is roughly 69% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at KEY BISCAYNE K-8 CENTER belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 30%.
Teacher staffing is 49 full-time equivalents, or about 18.0 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Florida have a similar average ratio of 17.5:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 6%. On average, public schools in Miami-Dade County report 48%.
KEY BISCAYNE K-8 CENTER is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 51% of Florida public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
KEY BISCAYNE K-8 CENTER's average proficiency rate on state tests of 69.4% is 8.6 points below the 78.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Miami-Dade County has about 2,738,356 residents, and median household income is about $71,753, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Federal data list 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County, with a combined enrollment of about 335,817.
Nearest public school: MAST ACADEMY, about 3.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: 2. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 76.2%; KEY BISCAYNE K-8 CENTER's is 69.4%, ranking 4th of 5.
Locale data from NCES put KEY BISCAYNE K-8 CENTER in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
The 2024-25 enrollment of 884 was 17% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 1,070. Students per teacher rose from 16.0 in 2020-21 to 18.0 in 2024-25.
Community posts for KEY BISCAYNE K-8 CENTER can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. 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
Related schools
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- 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
Nearby schools
- MAST ACADEMY3.3 mi · 1,571
- AMIKIDS MIAMI-DADE SOUTH3.4 mi · 16
- COLEGIATE PREPARATORY ACADEMY5.2 mi · 114
- INTERNATIONAL STUDIES VIRTUAL ACADEMY5.2 mi · 24
- MATER ACADEMY VIRTUAL CHARTER SCHOOL5.2 mi · 99
- MATER BRICKELL ACADEMY MIDDLE5.2 mi · 525
Frequently asked questions
About KEY BISCAYNE K-8 CENTERHow large is KEY BISCAYNE K-8 CENTER?
KEY BISCAYNE K-8 CENTER enrolls approximately 884 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does KEY BISCAYNE K-8 CENTER serve?
KEY BISCAYNE K-8 CENTER serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at KEY BISCAYNE K-8 CENTER?
Approximately 18.0:1 students per teacher at KEY BISCAYNE K-8 CENTER.
What is the racial breakdown of students at KEY BISCAYNE K-8 CENTER?
At KEY BISCAYNE K-8 CENTER, the student body is approximately 16% White, 82% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is KEY BISCAYNE K-8 CENTER in?
KEY BISCAYNE K-8 CENTER is part of MIAMI-DADE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.