LORAH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 5160 NW 31ST AVE, in MIAMI, Florida, LORAH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a very small elementary campus that serves 207 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under MIAMI-DADE. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 66% smaller than typical.

Across the 527 schools in MIAMI-DADE (335,685 students total), LORAH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, LORAH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that 62% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school shows 37% Hispanic. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 15%.

On the income-and-resources front, LORAH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting LORAH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 71% of students at LORAH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Miami-Dade County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, LORAH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.8%; this one delivers 39.9%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Miami-Dade County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $71,753 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. LORAH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students).

Nearest neighbor: BROWNSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LORAH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 44.0%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LORAH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has declined 42%, going from 357 students in 2018 to 207 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share shrank from 87% to 62%. Class-load math has grew: from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 20.7:1 in 2025.

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