NORTH MIAMI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

NORTH MIAMI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a small elementary school in NORTH MIAMI, Florida, one of the schools within MIAMI-DADE. The school serves 430 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so NORTH MIAMI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 29% below that benchmark.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, NORTH MIAMI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that nearly all students (83%) are Black; the rest is composed of 15% Hispanic. By comparison, Miami-Dade County as a whole is about 15% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Roughly 66% of students at NORTH MIAMI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 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 somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), NORTH MIAMI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.2%; this one delivers 53.9%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Miami-Dade County indicate the typical household earns roughly $71,753 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Miami-Dade County runs 561 public schools (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students), of which NORTH MIAMI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

LINDA LENTIN K-8 CENTER is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around NORTH MIAMI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), NORTH MIAMI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 48.8%.

NORTH MIAMI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a residential location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at NORTH MIAMI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has ticked down 16%, going from 509 students in 2018 to 430 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 10% to 15% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.