1
What's the best and worst thing about the food at NORTH HIALEAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
478
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039000478
NORTH HIALEAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
4251 E 5TH AVE, HIALEAH, FL 33013 · (305) 681-4611 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL478 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% of Florida public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
16.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
322 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 26% smaller than its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
3%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from MIAMI-DADE. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
43.6%
FL avg 56.7% . +8.6pp since 2023
Math
65.2%
FL avg 58.9% . +14.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.6% | 65.2% |
| 2023-24 | 35.1% | 50.4% |
% 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
46.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 NORTH HIALEAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NORTH HIALEAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (46.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH HIALEAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 478 | 67.4% | 46.5% |
| FLAMINGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HIALEAH | 484 | 66.7% | 48.3% |
| JOHN G. DUPUIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HIALEAH | 508 | 64.4% | 59.8% |
| AMELIA EARHART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HIALEAH | 454 | 64.3% | 51.3% |
| NORTH TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HIALEAH | 590 | 64.6% | 53.3% |
| DOVER ELEMENTARY DOVER | 530 | 71.5% | 38.3% |
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 NORTH HIALEAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #1,507 of 2,136 | #212 of 278 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #859 of 2,149 ▲ 503 | #145 of 279 ▲ 49 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #1,620 of 2,149 ▲ 219 | #224 of 279 ▲ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 478 | #1,506 of 2,267 | #157 of 290 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #1,259 of 2,077 | #136 of 264 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.9% | #2,095 of 2,108 | #256 of 267 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.4% | #570 of 2,188 | #68 of 283 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.3% | #980 of 1,374 | #153 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
478
+27 (+6%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 742
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 478 | 29 | 16.5:1 | 67% (322) |
| 2023-24 | 441 | 26 | 17.0:1 | 66% (292) |
| 2022-23 | 432 | 27 | 16.0:1 | 66% (284) |
| 2020-21 | 451 | 32 | 14.1:1 | 84% (379) |
| 2017-18 | 527 | 35 | 15.1:1 | 84% (443) |
| 2015-16 | 539 | 36 | 15.0:1 | 89% (481) |
| 2010-11 | 651 | 46 | 14.2:1 | 86% (562) |
| 2000-01 | 893 | 50 | 17.9:1 | 77% (687) |
| 1990-91 | 742 | 41 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NORTH HIALEAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About NORTH HIALEAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NORTH HIALEAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in HIALEAH, Florida, and is classified as an elementary school. A federal count lists 478 students at the school, in pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Florida) has about 604 students.
NORTH HIALEAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports to MIAMI-DADE, which has 527 schools and 335,685 students.
The large majority of students at NORTH HIALEAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 99%, are Hispanic. Among all residents of Miami-Dade County, the Hispanic share is about 69%. The chance that two students picked at random at NORTH HIALEAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 3%.
Its 29 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 16.5:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Florida is 17.5:1, higher than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 67% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 48% average for public schools in Miami-Dade County is 19 points.
NORTH HIALEAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is graded C by allk12, scoring above 31% of Florida public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, NORTH HIALEAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL would score about 47.4%. It scores 46.5%, within a point of that figure.
Miami-Dade County census figures show that median household income is about $71,753, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. A total of 561 public schools operate in Miami-Dade County, serving about 335,817 students.
The closest other public school is HIALEAH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.4 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, NORTH HIALEAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Federal data place NORTH HIALEAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students grew from 451 to 478 over 4 years. By 2024-25, the school had 16.5 students per teacher, compared with 14.1 in 2020-21.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at NORTH HIALEAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
Related schools
Other schools in MIAMI-DADE
- JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGHHigh · 4,291 students
- CORAL REEF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,399 students
- SOUTH DADE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,382 students
- MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,100 students
- HIALEAH GARDENS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,009 students
- BARBARA GOLEMAN SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,973 students
Other schools in HIALEAH
- HIALEAH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,711 students
- AMERICAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,582 students
- PALM SPRINGS NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,422 students
- HIALEAH-MIAMI LAKES SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,367 students
- MATER ACADEMY LAKES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,201 students
- MIAMI LAKES K-8 CENTERElementary · 1,196 students
Nearby schools
- HIALEAH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 1,711
- FLAMINGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 484
- HIALEAH MIDDLE SCHOOL1.1 mi · 1,002
- AMELIA EARHART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 454
- MADISON MIDDLE SCHOOL1.3 mi · 458
- BROADMOOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 501
Frequently asked questions
About NORTH HIALEAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at NORTH HIALEAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
NORTH HIALEAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 478 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does NORTH HIALEAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
NORTH HIALEAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does NORTH HIALEAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
NORTH HIALEAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
What is the student diversity at NORTH HIALEAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at NORTH HIALEAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 1% White, 99% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian.
Is NORTH HIALEAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
NORTH HIALEAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by MIAMI-DADE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.