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Enrollment
590
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039000480
NORTH TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
625 W 74TH PL, HIALEAH, FL 33014 · (305) 822-0721 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL590 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
381 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
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
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
57.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +10.1pp since 2023
Math
61.6%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
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
53.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
590
+107 (+22%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 14.2:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
97%
was 95%
% Black
2%
was 4%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About NORTH TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Located at 625 W 74TH PL, in HIALEAH, Florida, NORTH TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a moderately sized elementary-level community that educates 590 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of MIAMI-DADE.
NORTH TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 527 schools operated by MIAMI-DADE, a district that works with 335,685 students overall.
Demographically, NORTH TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that 97% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 2% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.
Looking at school resources, The school employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. 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 TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.8%; this one delivers 53.3%.
Around the school, census data for Miami-Dade County shows median household income runs about $71,753, 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 TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.
TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NORTH TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 49.0%.
NORTH TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from an outer-ring location.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 22%: 483 students in 2018 compared to 590 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, members of the NORTH TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 325
- HIALEAH-MIAMI LAKES SENIOR HIGH0.7 mi · 1,367
- JOHN G. DUPUIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 508
- MIAMI LAKES K-8 CENTER1.2 mi · 1,196
- PALM SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 585
- PALM LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 574
Frequently asked questions
About NORTH TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is NORTH TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
NORTH TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 590 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does NORTH TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
NORTH TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at NORTH TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at NORTH TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at NORTH TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At NORTH TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 1% White, 97% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Two or more.
Is NORTH TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
NORTH TWIN LAKES 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.