NORTH COUNTY K-8 CENTER

NORTH COUNTY K-8 CENTER operates as a compact elementary-level community in MIAMI GARDENS, Florida, run under MIAMI-DADE. Current enrollment sits at 319 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so NORTH COUNTY K-8 CENTER sits 47% below that benchmark.

Within MIAMI-DADE, which oversees 527 schools and 335,685 students, NORTH COUNTY K-8 CENTER is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, NORTH COUNTY K-8 CENTER shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (80%). The remainder reads as 17% Hispanic, 2% White. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 15%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.8:1. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 72% of students at NORTH COUNTY K-8 CENTER qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Miami-Dade County (around 48%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, NORTH COUNTY K-8 CENTER tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.7%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Miami-Dade County indicate median household income runs about $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%. In all, Miami-Dade County runs 561 public schools (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students), of which NORTH COUNTY K-8 CENTER is one.

Nearest neighbor: ASPIRE PREPARATORY ACADEMY, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NORTH COUNTY K-8 CENTER at 2nd of 5; the average score across the group is 47.5%.

NORTH COUNTY K-8 CENTER operates from a residential location.

Over the past 7-year window. NORTH COUNTY K-8 CENTER's enrollment has edged down 16% since 2018, when it stood at 382 (now 319). The Black share of enrollment edged down from 94% to 80% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 in 2025.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.