LINDA LENTIN K-8 CENTER

Located at 14312 NE 2ND CT, in NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Florida, LINDA LENTIN K-8 CENTER is a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school that serves 594 students (grades pre-K through 8), part of MIAMI-DADE.

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

In terms of who attends, LINDA LENTIN K-8 CENTER shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (84%); the rest reads as 13% Hispanic. By comparison, Miami-Dade County as a whole is about 15% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, LINDA LENTIN K-8 CENTER has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.6:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 67% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Miami-Dade County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, LINDA LENTIN K-8 CENTER tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.1%.

In the area at large, census data for Miami-Dade County shows median household income runs about $71,753, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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), LINDA LENTIN K-8 CENTER is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is NORTH MIAMI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LINDA LENTIN K-8 CENTER. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LINDA LENTIN K-8 CENTER ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 48.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Over the past 7-year window. LINDA LENTIN K-8 CENTER's enrollment has declined 29% since 2018, when it stood at 840 (now 594). Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.