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Enrollment
786
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039000458
MEADOWLANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
4280 W 8TH AVE, HIALEAH, FL 33012 · (305) 822-0660 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL786 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
479 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 55 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 102 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 113 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 118 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 128 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 156 | 20% |
Student demographics
2%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
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
48.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +2.5pp since 2023
Math
67.5%
FL avg 58.9% . +7.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.5% | 67.5% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 60.3% |
% 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
55.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 →
Where MEADOWLANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #1,087 of 2,136 | #158 of 278 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #757 of 2,149 | #126 of 279 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #1,370 of 2,149 | #191 of 279 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 786 | #498 of 2,267 | #63 of 290 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #1,796 of 2,077 | #223 of 264 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 1.5% | #2,105 of 2,108 | #265 of 267 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.8% | #589 of 621 | #69 of 73 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
786
+6 (+1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 15.6:1
% White
0%
was 1%
% Hispanic
99%
was 98%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 786 | 42 | 18.7:1 | 61% (479) |
| 2023-24 | 742 | 43 | 17.3:1 | 67% (495) |
| 2022-23 | 687 | 39 | 17.6:1 | 73% (500) |
| 2017-18 | 780 | 50 | 15.6:1 | 81% (629) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MEADOWLANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About MEADOWLANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MEADOWLANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in HIALEAH, Florida. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 786 students. It has 30% more students than the average for elementary schools in Florida (about 604).
MIAMI-DADE has a total of 527 schools and 335,685 students, MEADOWLANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among them.
Hispanic students account for 99% of the school's enrollment. Miami-Dade County's residents are about 69% Hispanic, 30 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 2, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 18.7:1 is based on 42 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 61%. Public schools in Miami-Dade County average 48%.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 55.2%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 50.6%.
The county, Miami-Dade County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $71,753, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The county's public schools total 561, with about 335,817 students.
MEADOWLANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's closest public school neighbor is MAE M. WALTERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.8 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. MEADOWLANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 2nd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 55.2% against a local average of 45.9%.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at MEADOWLANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL was 780 in 2017-18 and 786 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. The number of students per teacher increased from 15.6 to 18.7 over 7 years.
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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
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- MATER ACADEMY LAKES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,201 students
- MIAMI LAKES K-8 CENTERElementary · 1,196 students
Nearby schools
- MAE M. WALTERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 620
- PALM SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL0.9 mi · 698
- HENRY H. FILER MIDDLE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 732
- JOHN G. DUPUIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 508
- JAMES H. BRIGHT ELEMENTARY/J.W. JOHNSON ELEMENTARY1.2 mi · 452
- WESTLAND HIALEAH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.3 mi · 1,191
Frequently asked questions
About MEADOWLANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is MEADOWLANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MEADOWLANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 786 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does MEADOWLANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
MEADOWLANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at MEADOWLANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 18.7:1 students per teacher at MEADOWLANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at MEADOWLANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at MEADOWLANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 0% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian.
Is MEADOWLANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
MEADOWLANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by MIAMI-DADE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.