LUDLAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

LUDLAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a primary school of close-knit scale in SOUTH MIAMI, Florida, part of MIAMI-DADE, enrolling 260 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so LUDLAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 57% below that benchmark.

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

On demographics, LUDLAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 73% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 16% Black, 6% White, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, LUDLAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. An estimated 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LUDLAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 63.8%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Miami-Dade County indicate the typical household earns roughly $71,753 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Miami-Dade County runs 561 public schools (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students), of which LUDLAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is SOMERSET ACADEMY CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL (SOUTH MIAMI CAMPUS), roughly 0.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LUDLAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LUDLAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 73.6%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Over the past 7-year window. LUDLAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has declined 27% since 2018, when it stood at 357 (now 260). The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 64% to 73% over that span.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.