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Enrollment
643
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039007377
MANDARIN LAKES K-8 ACADEMY
12225 SW 280TH ST, HOMESTEAD, FL 33032 · (305) 257-0377 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL643 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of Florida public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
13.7:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
463 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 | 19 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 78 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 72 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 85 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 36% smaller than its 8th grade class (85).
Student demographics
53%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
MANDARIN LAKES K-8 ACADEMY→HOMESTEAD 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
40.8%
FL avg 56.7% . +10.1pp since 2023
Math
43.4%
FL avg 58.9% . +9.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.8% | 43.4% |
| 2023-24 | 30.6% | 33.6% |
% 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
40.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 MANDARIN LAKES K-8 ACADEMY
MANDARIN LAKES K-8 ACADEMY's state test result (40.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MANDARIN LAKES K-8 ACADEMY this school | 643 | 72.0% | 40.0% |
| ARCOLA LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIAMI | 601 | 67.7% | 52.7% |
| FLORIDA CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FLORIDA CITY | 535 | 75.1% | 29.6% |
| NORTHBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEST PALM BEACH | 728 | 73.5% | 62.0% |
| DR. WILLIAM A. CHAPMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HOMESTEAD | 515 | 73.6% | 41.9% |
| GOULDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HOMESTEAD | 497 | 70.8% | 32.5% |
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 MANDARIN LAKES K-8 ACADEMY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #1,807 of 2,136 | #251 of 278 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #1,817 of 2,149 ▲ 177 | #260 of 279 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #1,746 of 2,149 ▲ 247 | #240 of 279 ▲ 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 643 | #888 of 2,267 | #86 of 290 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #255 of 2,077 | #24 of 264 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.9% | #1,234 of 2,108 | #17 of 267 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.0% | #381 of 2,188 | #40 of 283 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.7% | #114 of 1,374 | #30 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
643
-98 (-13%) vs 2020
-54% since 2010-11, when it was 1,405
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 643 | 47 | 13.7:1 | 72% (463) |
| 2023-24 | 747 | 47 | 15.9:1 | 74% (553) |
| 2022-23 | 781 | 47 | 16.6:1 | 80% (628) |
| 2020-21 | 741 | 52 | 14.3:1 | 94% (694) |
| 2017-18 | 985 | 66 | 14.9:1 | 91% (897) |
| 2015-16 | 1,029 | 70 | 14.7:1 | 93% (952) |
| 2010-11 | 1,405 | 92 | 15.3:1 | 92% (1,291) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MANDARIN LAKES K-8 ACADEMY.
About MANDARIN LAKES K-8 ACADEMY
In HOMESTEAD, Florida, MANDARIN LAKES K-8 ACADEMY is a medium-sized elementary school. It educates 643 students in pre-K through 8.
MIAMI-DADE counts 335,685 students in its 527 schools, and MANDARIN LAKES K-8 ACADEMY is one of them.
A majority of students at MANDARIN LAKES K-8 ACADEMY, 52%, are Black. The next largest groups are 45% Hispanic and 2% White. The school's Black share is 37 points above the 15% share among Miami-Dade County residents. MANDARIN LAKES K-8 ACADEMY has a diversity index of 53%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
MANDARIN LAKES K-8 ACADEMY operates with 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 13.7:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1. About 72% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Among public schools in Miami-Dade County, the average eligibility rate is 48%.
MANDARIN LAKES K-8 ACADEMY is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 16% of Florida public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, MANDARIN LAKES K-8 ACADEMY would score about 45.1%. It scores 40.0%, 5.1 points below that figure.
Federal survey data for Miami-Dade County show that median household income is about $71,753, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Miami-Dade County number 561 and enroll about 335,817.
Nearest public school: CHAPMAN PARTNERSHIP EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER SOUTH, about 0.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. MANDARIN LAKES K-8 ACADEMY is 6th of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
MANDARIN LAKES K-8 ACADEMY had 741 students in 2020-21 and 643 in 2024-25, a 13% decrease.
The MANDARIN LAKES K-8 ACADEMY community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
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- SOMERSET ACADEMY SILVER PALMSElementary · 1,890 students
- SOUTH DADE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,304 students
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Nearby schools
- CHAPMAN PARTNERSHIP EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER SOUTH0.1 mi · 77
- TITLE I MIGRANT EDUCATION PROGRAM0.1 mi · 29
- AIR BASE K-8 CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION0.8 mi · 1,131
- ACADEMIR CHARTER SCHOOL OF MATH AND SCIENCE1.1 mi · 436
- ACADEMIR MIDDLE SCHOOL OF MATH AND SCIENCE1.1 mi · 151
- DR. WILLIAM A. CHAPMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 515
Frequently asked questions
About MANDARIN LAKES K-8 ACADEMYWhat is the total enrollment at MANDARIN LAKES K-8 ACADEMY?
MANDARIN LAKES K-8 ACADEMY enrolls approximately 643 students in grades PK-08.
Is MANDARIN LAKES K-8 ACADEMY an elementary, middle, or high school?
MANDARIN LAKES K-8 ACADEMY is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MANDARIN LAKES K-8 ACADEMY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MANDARIN LAKES K-8 ACADEMY is approximately 13.7:1 (47 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at MANDARIN LAKES K-8 ACADEMY?
At MANDARIN LAKES K-8 ACADEMY, the student body is approximately 2% White, 45% Hispanic, 52% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is MANDARIN LAKES K-8 ACADEMY in?
MANDARIN LAKES K-8 ACADEMY is part of MIAMI-DADE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.