MIAMI BEACH FEINBERG/FISHER K-8

MIAMI BEACH FEINBERG/FISHER K-8 is a reasonably sized primary school in MIAMI BEACH, Florida, overseen by MIAMI-DADE. The school caters to 851 students in grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 41% larger than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 604 students.

MIAMI-DADE comprises 527 schools with combined enrollment of 335,685 students; MIAMI BEACH FEINBERG/FISHER K-8 is among them.

Demographically, MIAMI BEACH FEINBERG/FISHER K-8 shows that nearly all students (88%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 8% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.4:1. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 41% 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), MIAMI BEACH FEINBERG/FISHER K-8 falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 60.7%; this one comes in at 46.4%, -14.3 points off the demographic line.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Miami-Dade County indicate median household income runs about $71,753, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MIAMI BEACH FEINBERG/FISHER K-8 is one of 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students).

The closest other public school is MIAMI BEACH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, MIAMI BEACH FEINBERG/FISHER K-8 comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 70.6%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 5%: 899 students in 2018 compared to 851 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 78% to 88% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the MIAMI BEACH FEINBERG/FISHER K-8 community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.