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If you had an hour of school board time for NORMAN S. EDELCUP/SUNNY ISLES BEACH K-8, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
1,729
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039007533
NORMAN S. EDELCUP/SUNNY ISLES BEACH K-8
201 182ND DR, SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FL 33160 · (305) 933-6161 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,729 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 72% of Florida public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
92 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
465 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 157 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 152 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 199 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 208 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 224 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 187 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 199 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 186 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 217 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (157) is 28% smaller than its 8th grade class (217).
Student demographics
48%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
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
66.2%
FL avg 56.7% . -1.6pp since 2023
Math
74.2%
FL avg 58.9% . -6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.2% | 74.2% |
| 2023-24 | 67.8% | 80.2% |
% 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
71.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 →
Schools most like NORMAN S. EDELCUP/SUNNY ISLES BEACH K-8
NORMAN S. EDELCUP/SUNNY ISLES BEACH K-8's state test result (71.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORMAN S. EDELCUP/SUNNY ISLES BEACH K-8 this school | 1,729 | 26.9% | 71.4% |
| CHALLENGER K-8 SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND MATH SPRING HILL | 1,456 | 28.4% | 83.1% |
| VIERA CHARTER SCHOOL VIERA | 1,532 | 24.0% | 76.5% |
| MILL CREEK ACADEMY ST AUGUSTINE | 1,983 | 23.0% | 72.6% |
| ROUND LAKE CHARTER SCHOOL MOUNT DORA | 1,240 | 28.6% | 81.5% |
| B.D. GULLETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRADENTON | 1,314 | 21.3% | 74.7% |
Matched among Florida elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where NORMAN S. EDELCUP/SUNNY ISLES BEACH K-8 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.4% | #408 of 2,136 | #62 of 278 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.2% | #481 of 2,149 ▼ 254 | #84 of 279 ▼ 43 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.2% | #578 of 2,149 ▼ 144 | #91 of 279 ▼ 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,729 | #13 of 2,267 | #4 of 290 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #1,807 of 2,077 | #225 of 264 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.5% | #1,426 of 2,108 | #46 of 267 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.9% | #1,887 of 2,188 | #246 of 283 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.5% | #470 of 1,374 | #96 of 185 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,729
-221 (-11%) vs 2020
0% since 2010-11, when it was 1,726
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 17.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,729 | 92 | 18.8:1 | 27% (465) |
| 2023-24 | 1,736 | 98 | 17.7:1 | 35% (601) |
| 2022-23 | 2,231 | 102 | 21.9:1 | 30% (678) |
| 2020-21 | 1,950 | 109 | 17.9:1 | 43% (829) |
| 2017-18 | 2,174 | 122 | 17.8:1 | 40% (871) |
| 2015-16 | 2,136 | 110 | 19.4:1 | 45% (953) |
| 2010-11 | 1,726 | 96 | 18.0:1 | 49% (838) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NORMAN S. EDELCUP/SUNNY ISLES BEACH K-8.
About NORMAN S. EDELCUP/SUNNY ISLES BEACH K-8
NORMAN S. EDELCUP/SUNNY ISLES BEACH K-8 is an elementary school in SUNNY ISLES BEACH, Florida, reachable at (305) 933-6161. The school's 1,729 students are in pre-K through 8. Enrollment is 186% higher than the average for elementary schools in Florida, which is about 604.
MIAMI-DADE is the district for NORMAN S. EDELCUP/SUNNY ISLES BEACH K-8. It has 527 schools and 335,685 students.
White students account for 65% of enrollment at NORMAN S. EDELCUP/SUNNY ISLES BEACH K-8. Other groups include 30% Hispanic and 2% Asian. The county population is about 27% White. NORMAN S. EDELCUP/SUNNY ISLES BEACH K-8 has a diversity index of 48%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.8:1 at NORMAN S. EDELCUP/SUNNY ISLES BEACH K-8, with 92 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Florida, the typical ratio is 17.5:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 27% of enrollment. Across public schools in Miami-Dade County, the average is 48%.
The allk12 Grade for NORMAN S. EDELCUP/SUNNY ISLES BEACH K-8 is B+. Compared with Florida public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 72% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, NORMAN S. EDELCUP/SUNNY ISLES BEACH K-8 is 3.7 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Florida schools.
In Miami-Dade County (population about 2,738,356), median household income is about $71,753, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 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, which together enroll about 335,817 students.
AVENTURA CITY OF EXCELLENCE SCHOOL is the public school closest to NORMAN S. EDELCUP/SUNNY ISLES BEACH K-8, about 0.9 miles away. NORMAN S. EDELCUP/SUNNY ISLES BEACH K-8 has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. NORMAN S. EDELCUP/SUNNY ISLES BEACH K-8's average proficiency of 71.4% compares with 65.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
For locale, NCES codes NORMAN S. EDELCUP/SUNNY ISLES BEACH K-8 as Suburb: Large.
The student count in 2024-25 was 1,729, 11% below the 1,950 of 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for NORMAN S. EDELCUP/SUNNY ISLES BEACH K-8 covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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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- AVENTURA CITY OF EXCELLENCE SCHOOL0.9 mi · 1,032
- OJUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 835
- BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF NORTH MIAMI BEACH2.1 mi · 656
- DON SOFFER AVENTURA CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL2.2 mi · 820
- HIGHLAND OAKS MIDDLE SCHOOL2.3 mi · 736
- AVENTURA WATERWAYS K-8 CENTER2.4 mi · 2,063
Frequently asked questions
About NORMAN S. EDELCUP/SUNNY ISLES BEACH K-8How many students attend NORMAN S. EDELCUP/SUNNY ISLES BEACH K-8?
NORMAN S. EDELCUP/SUNNY ISLES BEACH K-8 enrolls approximately 1,729 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does NORMAN S. EDELCUP/SUNNY ISLES BEACH K-8 serve?
NORMAN S. EDELCUP/SUNNY ISLES BEACH K-8 serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at NORMAN S. EDELCUP/SUNNY ISLES BEACH K-8?
The student-to-teacher ratio at NORMAN S. EDELCUP/SUNNY ISLES BEACH K-8 is approximately 18.8:1 (92 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at NORMAN S. EDELCUP/SUNNY ISLES BEACH K-8?
Student demographics at NORMAN S. EDELCUP/SUNNY ISLES BEACH K-8 are roughly 65% White, 30% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees NORMAN S. EDELCUP/SUNNY ISLES BEACH K-8?
NORMAN S. EDELCUP/SUNNY ISLES BEACH K-8 is overseen by MIAMI-DADE in Miami-Dade County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.