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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
Enrollment
478
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
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
2
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Pre-K
20
Kindergarten
53
Grade 1
74
Grade 2
82
Grade 3
90
Grade 4
87
Grade 5
72
Student demographics
White
31%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 33%
Hispanic
47199%
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 38%
Black
31%
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 21%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
27558%
Female
20342%

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English Language Arts
43.6%
FL avg 56.7% . +8.6pp since 2023
Math
65.2%
FL avg 58.9% . +14.8pp since 2023
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
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
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
478
-49 (-9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 15.1:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
99%
was 97%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About NORTH HIALEAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a compact elementary school in HIALEAH, Florida, NORTH HIALEAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves 478 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by MIAMI-DADE. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so NORTH HIALEAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 21% smaller than that benchmark.

Within MIAMI-DADE, which oversees 527 schools and 335,685 students, NORTH HIALEAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, NORTH HIALEAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that 99% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The wider county runs roughly 69% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting NORTH HIALEAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 67% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Miami-Dade County's rate of about 48%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), NORTH HIALEAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.4%; this one delivers 46.5%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Miami-Dade County) records that the typical household earns roughly $71,753 per year, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 HIALEAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

HIALEAH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around NORTH HIALEAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, NORTH HIALEAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 43.1%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 9%: 527 students in 2018 compared to 478 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 today.

On this page, members of the NORTH HIALEAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

Miami-Dade County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
NORTH HIALEAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
MIAMI-DADE
Address
4251 E 5TH AVE, HIALEAH, FL 33013
Phone
(305) 681-4611
County
Miami-Dade County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
478
Teachers (FTE)
29
Student–teacher ratio
16.5:1
Free/Reduced lunch
322 (67%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
120039000478
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About NORTH HIALEAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
What 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.
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