MIAMI LAKES K-8 CENTER

As a roomy primary school in HIALEAH, Florida, MIAMI LAKES K-8 CENTER instructs 1,196 students from grades pre-K through 8, part of MIAMI-DADE. That puts it 98% bigger 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 LAKES K-8 CENTER is among them.

Looking at the student body, MIAMI LAKES K-8 CENTER lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (93%). The remainder looks like 4% Black, 3% White. By comparison, Miami-Dade County as a whole is about 69% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting MIAMI LAKES K-8 CENTER higher than the state norm the norm. Around 42% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, MIAMI LAKES K-8 CENTER performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 60.4%, the actual is 65.9%, a residual of +5.6 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Miami-Dade County put median household earnings sit near $71,753, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. MIAMI LAKES K-8 CENTER is one of 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students).

The closest other public school is HIALEAH-MIAMI LAKES SENIOR HIGH, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MIAMI LAKES K-8 CENTER at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 58.8%.

MIAMI LAKES K-8 CENTER operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. MIAMI LAKES K-8 CENTER's enrollment has ticked down 6% since 2018, when it stood at 1,279 (now 1,196). Hispanic enrollment moved from 87% to 93% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 18.7:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.