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What's the most underrated thing about OJUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
835
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039000483
OJUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
18600 W DIXIE HWY, MIAMI, FL 33180 · (305) 931-4881 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL835 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
401 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
OJUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→HIGHLAND OAKS MIDDLE SCHOOL
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
54.7%
FL avg 56.7% . +10.1pp since 2023
Math
66.8%
FL avg 58.9% . +6.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 6 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
53.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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
835
-50 (-6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 15.8:1
% White
14%
was 13%
% Hispanic
71%
was 61%
% Black
12%
was 20%
% Asian
2%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About OJUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OJUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary-level community of middle-of-the-pack scale in MIAMI, Florida, part of MIAMI-DADE, hosting 835 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 38% larger than the state mean of about 604.
OJUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 527 schools operated by MIAMI-DADE, a district that hosts 335,685 students overall.
In terms of who attends, OJUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 71% of enrollment; the rest reads as 14% White, 12% Black, 2% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at the economic backdrop, OJUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), OJUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.1%; this one delivers 53.8%.
In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Miami-Dade County indicate median household earnings sit near $71,753, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. OJUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students).
Nearest neighbor: BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF NORTH MIAMI BEACH, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around OJUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), OJUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 60.3%.
OJUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a suburban location.
Looking at the recent track record. OJUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has fell 6% since 2018, when it stood at 885 (now 835). Hispanic enrollment moved from 61% to 71% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 in 2025.
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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 MIAMI
- JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGHHigh · 4,291 students
- CORAL REEF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,399 students
- MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,100 students
- MIAMI PALMETTO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,618 students
- SOUTHWEST MIAMI SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,599 students
- G. HOLMES BRADDOCK SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,291 students
Nearby schools
- BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF NORTH MIAMI BEACH0.5 mi · 656
- AVENTURA CITY OF EXCELLENCE SCHOOL0.8 mi · 1,032
- HIGHLAND OAKS MIDDLE SCHOOL1.1 mi · 736
- VIRGINIA A BOONE-HIGHLAND OAKS SCHOOL1.3 mi · 586
- GREYNOLDS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 532
- AVENTURA WATERWAYS K-8 CENTER1.6 mi · 2,063
Frequently asked questions
About OJUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at OJUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
OJUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 835 students in grades PK-05.
Is OJUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
OJUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at OJUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 17.4:1 students per teacher at OJUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is OJUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
OJUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 14% White, 71% Hispanic, 12% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees OJUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
OJUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by MIAMI-DADE in Miami-Dade County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.