MELROSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

MELROSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the medium-sized elementary campuss in MIAMI, Florida, run under MIAMI-DADE, with 518 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

MIAMI-DADE runs 527 schools in total, collectively educating 335,685 students. MELROSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Demographically, MELROSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 72%. Beyond that, the school shows 27% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, MELROSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Around 64% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Miami-Dade County (around 48%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, MELROSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.4%.

In the area at large, Miami-Dade County reports that median household earnings sit near $71,753, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. MELROSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students).

The closest other public school is JUVENILE JUSTICE CENTER ALT ED, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, MELROSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 44.3%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. MELROSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has edged down 16% since 2018, when it stood at 617 (now 518). Black enrollment moved from 35% to 27% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 21.3:1 in 2018 to 19.9:1 in 2025.

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