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Enrollment
594
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039003343
LINDA LENTIN K-8 CENTER
14312 NE 2ND CT, NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FL 33161 · (305) 891-4011 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL594 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Florida public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
15.6:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
399 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 | 31 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 66 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 67 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 70 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 30% smaller than its 8th grade class (70).
Student demographics
27%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
LINDA LENTIN K-8 CENTER→NORTH MIAMI 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
50.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +5.7pp since 2023
Math
54.9%
FL avg 58.9% . +1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 6 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 | 50.5% | 54.9% |
| 2023-24 | 44.8% | 53.3% |
% 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
53.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 LINDA LENTIN K-8 CENTER
LINDA LENTIN K-8 CENTER's state test result (53.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LINDA LENTIN K-8 CENTER this school | 594 | 67.2% | 53.1% |
| OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIAMI | 543 | 66.1% | 43.9% |
| NORTH LAUDERDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH LAUDERDALE | 605 | 66.8% | 45.6% |
| ORIOLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAUDERDALE LAKES | 670 | 65.4% | 46.5% |
| NORTH BROWARD ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE NORTH LAUDERDALE | 665 | 68.3% | 49.5% |
| MORROW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH LAUDERDALE | 512 | 65.4% | 43.9% |
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 LINDA LENTIN K-8 CENTER ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #1,171 of 2,136 | #172 of 278 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #1,331 of 2,149 ▼ 106 | #203 of 279 ▼ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #1,270 of 2,149 ▲ 132 | #177 of 279 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 594 | #1,047 of 2,267 | #100 of 290 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #968 of 2,077 | #100 of 264 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.1% | #1,892 of 2,108 | #120 of 267 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.2% | #580 of 2,188 | #70 of 283 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.3% | #209 of 1,374 | #49 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
594
-200 (-25%) vs 2020
-39% since 2000-01, when it was 978
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 594 | 38 | 15.6:1 | 67% (399) |
| 2023-24 | 652 | 40 | 16.3:1 | 74% (481) |
| 2022-23 | 674 | 42 | 16.1:1 | 76% (514) |
| 2020-21 | 794 | 48 | 16.5:1 | 96% (759) |
| 2017-18 | 840 | 50 | 16.8:1 | 81% (681) |
| 2015-16 | 880 | 54 | 16.3:1 | 91% (799) |
| 2010-11 | 994 | 62 | 16.0:1 | 90% (893) |
| 2000-01 | 978 | 50 | 19.6:1 | 88% (862) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LINDA LENTIN K-8 CENTER.
About LINDA LENTIN K-8 CENTER
Located in NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Florida, LINDA LENTIN K-8 CENTER is a medium-sized elementary school. The latest federal count shows 594 students in pre-K through 8.
LINDA LENTIN K-8 CENTER falls under MIAMI-DADE, which has 527 schools enrolling 335,685 students.
The large majority of students at LINDA LENTIN K-8 CENTER, 84%, are Black. Other reported shares: 13% Hispanic. Miami-Dade County's residents are about 15% Black, 70 points below the school's share. LINDA LENTIN K-8 CENTER has a diversity index of 27%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
LINDA LENTIN K-8 CENTER employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 15.6:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Florida is 17.5:1, higher than at this school. LINDA LENTIN K-8 CENTER's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 67%. The 48% average for public schools in Miami-Dade County is 19 points lower.
Measured against Florida public elementary schools, LINDA LENTIN K-8 CENTER receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Schools in Florida with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 47.5%. LINDA LENTIN K-8 CENTER scores 53.1%.
Among Miami-Dade County residents, median household income is about $71,753, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County, with a combined enrollment of about 335,817.
NORTH MIAMI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the public school closest to LINDA LENTIN K-8 CENTER, about 0.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, LINDA LENTIN K-8 CENTER is 3rd of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, LINDA LENTIN K-8 CENTER went from 794 students to 594.
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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 NORTH MIAMI BEACH
- MADIE IVES K-8 PREPARATORY ACADEMYElementary · 1,083 students
- NORTH MIAMI BEACH SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,075 students
- JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,052 students
- BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF NORTH MIAMI BEACHElementary · 656 students
- GREYNOLDS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 532 students
- FULFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 498 students
Nearby schools
- NORTH MIAMI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 430
- NORTH MIAMI MIDDLE SCHOOL0.8 mi · 724
- ARCHCREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 450
- THOMAS JEFFERSON BISCAYNE GARDENS K-8 ACADEMY0.9 mi · 787
- MIAMI-DADE VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOL FRANCHISE1.0 mi · 498
- NORTH MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.0 mi · 1,748
Frequently asked questions
About LINDA LENTIN K-8 CENTERHow many students attend LINDA LENTIN K-8 CENTER?
LINDA LENTIN K-8 CENTER enrolls approximately 594 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does LINDA LENTIN K-8 CENTER serve?
LINDA LENTIN K-8 CENTER serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at LINDA LENTIN K-8 CENTER?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at LINDA LENTIN K-8 CENTER.
What is the student diversity at LINDA LENTIN K-8 CENTER?
Student demographics at LINDA LENTIN K-8 CENTER are roughly 1% White, 13% Hispanic, 84% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is LINDA LENTIN K-8 CENTER in?
LINDA LENTIN K-8 CENTER is part of MIAMI-DADE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.