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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039000487

ORCHARD VILLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

5720 NW 13TH AVE, MIAMI, FL 33142 · (305) 754-0607 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL283 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 22% of Florida public elementary schools
  • C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • CBeats 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

Enrollment
283
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
194 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K4817%
Kindergarten4416%
Grade 13613%
Grade 23813%
Grade 34917%
Grade 43813%
Grade 53011%

This year's kindergarten class (44) is 47% larger than its 5th grade class (30).

Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 70% · US 70%
White
31%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
12042%
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 38% · US 30%
Black
15856%
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Two+
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 5%
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
Male
13849%
Female
14551%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
ORCHARD VILLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→BROWNSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL→MIAMI NORTHWESTERN SENIOR HIGH
Based on published attendance-zone data from MIAMI-DADE. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English Language Arts
43.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +8.9pp since 2023
Math
45.6%
FL avg 58.9% . -1.7pp 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 46 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 down about 2 points.

FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2543.5%45.6%
2023-2434.6%47.3%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 43% 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 ORCHARD VILLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

ORCHARD VILLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (42.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
ORCHARD VILLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school28368.6%42.8%
AGENORIA S PASCHAL/OLINDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI
29667.9%41.1%
EARLINGTON HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI
37169.3%54.3%
LIBERTY CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI
29965.6%44.5%
DR. FREDERICA S. WILSON/SKYWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI GARDENS
33667.9%58.3%
DR. ROBERT B. INGRAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OPA LOCKA
23265.1%41.4%
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 ORCHARD VILLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn FloridaIn Miami-Dade County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
42.8%#1,691 of 2,136#234 of 278
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
45.6%#1,740 of 2,149
▼ 219
#251 of 279
▼ 36
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
43.5%#1,629 of 2,149
▲ 225
#227 of 279
▲ 14
Enrollment
ranked largest first
283#2,013 of 2,267#247 of 290
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.7:1#1,619 of 2,077#189 of 264
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
50.8%#1,329 of 2,108#33 of 267
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
68.6%#515 of 2,188#58 of 283
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-29.8%#196 of 1,374#45 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 2024-25
Enrollment
283
-7 (-2%) vs 2020
-67% since 1990-91, when it was 846
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 12.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252831617.7:169% (194)
2023-243191817.7:172% (231)
2022-233051816.9:180% (244)
2020-212902312.6:197% (281)
2017-184032814.4:195% (382)
2015-164342616.7:195% (414)
2010-114253213.3:192% (393)
2000-016333916.2:196% (605)
1990-918464618.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ORCHARD VILLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

About ORCHARD VILLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

ORCHARD VILLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is classified as an elementary school. It is located in MIAMI, Florida. The school reports 283 students in pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 53% smaller than the 604 average for elementary schools in Florida.

ORCHARD VILLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among 527 schools run by MIAMI-DADE, which serves 335,685 students.

ORCHARD VILLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment is 56% Black. Enrollment also includes 42% Hispanic. Among people living in Miami-Dade County, the Black share is about 15%. The chance that two students picked at random at ORCHARD VILLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 51%.

ORCHARD VILLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates with 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 17.7:1. Elementary schools in Florida average about 17.5:1, a similar figure. About 69% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That is higher than the 48% average for public schools in Miami-Dade County.

Measured against Florida public elementary schools, ORCHARD VILLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

In Florida, ORCHARD VILLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 42.8% actual against a predicted 46.8%.

Recent Census Bureau figures for Miami-Dade County show that median household income is about $71,753, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County, with a combined enrollment of about 335,817.

CHARLES R DREW K-8 CENTER is the closest public school, about 0.5 miles away in a straight line. ORCHARD VILLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 42.8% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 7 nearby schools.

NCES describes the area around ORCHARD VILLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 290 in 2020-21, 283 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 12.6:1 to 17.7:1.

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Miami-Dade County at a glance

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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
ORCHARD VILLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
MIAMI-DADE
Address
5720 NW 13TH AVE, MIAMI, FL 33142
Phone
(305) 754-0607
County
Miami-Dade County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
283
Teachers (FTE)
16
Student–teacher ratio
17.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
194 (69%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
120039000487
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About ORCHARD VILLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
How large is ORCHARD VILLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
ORCHARD VILLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 283 students in grades PK-05.
Is ORCHARD VILLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
ORCHARD VILLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does ORCHARD VILLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
ORCHARD VILLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at ORCHARD VILLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At ORCHARD VILLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 1% White, 42% Hispanic, 56% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is ORCHARD VILLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
ORCHARD VILLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by MIAMI-DADE.
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