NORMAN S. EDELCUP/SUNNY ISLES BEACH K-8

Located at 201 182ND DR, in SUNNY ISLES BEACH, Florida, NORMAN S. EDELCUP/SUNNY ISLES BEACH K-8 is a heavily attended K-5 school that caters to 1,729 students (grades pre-K through 8), one of the schools within MIAMI-DADE. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so NORMAN S. EDELCUP/SUNNY ISLES BEACH K-8 sits 186% bigger than that benchmark.

NORMAN S. EDELCUP/SUNNY ISLES BEACH K-8 is one of 527 schools operated by MIAMI-DADE, a district that educates 335,685 students overall.

On demographics, NORMAN S. EDELCUP/SUNNY ISLES BEACH K-8 reports that the largest single group is White, at 65% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 30% Hispanic, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 27% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 92 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 27% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Miami-Dade County (around 48%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, NORMAN S. EDELCUP/SUNNY ISLES BEACH K-8 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 67.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 71.4%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Miami-Dade County) records that 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. NORMAN S. EDELCUP/SUNNY ISLES BEACH K-8 is one of 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students).

Nearest neighbor: AVENTURA CITY OF EXCELLENCE SCHOOL, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around NORMAN S. EDELCUP/SUNNY ISLES BEACH K-8. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), NORMAN S. EDELCUP/SUNNY ISLES BEACH K-8 ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 65.9%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 20%: 2,174 students in 2018 compared to 1,729 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share decreased from 46% to 30%.

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