LEISURE CITY K-8 CENTER

LEISURE CITY K-8 CENTER is an elementary campus of large scale in HOMESTEAD, Florida, run under MIAMI-DADE, serveing 1,059 students in grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so LEISURE CITY K-8 CENTER sits 75% above that benchmark.

MIAMI-DADE runs 527 schools in total, collectively educating 335,685 students. LEISURE CITY K-8 CENTER is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, LEISURE CITY K-8 CENTER shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 62%. Beyond that, the school shows 36% Black.

Looking at school resources, On paper, LEISURE CITY K-8 CENTER has 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.9:1. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 70% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Miami-Dade County's rate of about 48%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LEISURE CITY K-8 CENTER sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.1%; this one delivers 47.2%.

In the area at large, 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 roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Miami-Dade County's 561 public schools (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students), LEISURE CITY K-8 CENTER is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is IRVING & BEATRICE PESKOE K-8 CENTER, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LEISURE CITY K-8 CENTER ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 54.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LEISURE CITY K-8 CENTER has expanded 3%, going from 1,028 students in 2018 to 1,059 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 30% to 36% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 today.

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