ORCHARD VILLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
- 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 by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 48 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 47% larger than its 5th grade class (30).
School pathway
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveWhat 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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.5% | 45.6% |
| 2023-24 | 34.6% | 47.3% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat 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%.
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.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ORCHARD VILLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 283 | 68.6% | 42.8% |
| AGENORIA S PASCHAL/OLINDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIAMI | 296 | 67.9% | 41.1% |
| EARLINGTON HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIAMI | 371 | 69.3% | 54.3% |
| LIBERTY CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIAMI | 299 | 65.6% | 44.5% |
| DR. FREDERICA S. WILSON/SKYWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIAMI GARDENS | 336 | 67.9% | 58.3% |
| DR. ROBERT B. INGRAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OPA LOCKA | 232 | 65.1% | 41.4% |
Where ORCHARD VILLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In 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 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 283 | 16 | 17.7:1 | 69% (194) |
| 2023-24 | 319 | 18 | 17.7:1 | 72% (231) |
| 2022-23 | 305 | 18 | 16.9:1 | 80% (244) |
| 2020-21 | 290 | 23 | 12.6:1 | 97% (281) |
| 2017-18 | 403 | 28 | 14.4:1 | 95% (382) |
| 2015-16 | 434 | 26 | 16.7:1 | 95% (414) |
| 2010-11 | 425 | 32 | 13.3:1 | 92% (393) |
| 2000-01 | 633 | 39 | 16.2:1 | 96% (605) |
| 1990-91 | 846 | 46 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
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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