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Enrollment
574
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039000489
PALM LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
7450 W 16TH AVE, HIALEAH, FL 33014 · (305) 823-6970 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL574 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
290 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 72 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 108 | 19% |
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 70% · US 70%
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
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
53.1%
FL avg 56.7% . +9.0pp since 2023
Math
59.3%
FL avg 58.9% . +5.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 up about 5 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.1% | 59.3% |
| 2023-24 | 44.1% | 53.8% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 →
Where PALM LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #1,257 of 2,136 | #181 of 278 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #1,130 of 2,149 | #184 of 279 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #1,158 of 2,149 | #164 of 279 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 574 | #1,118 of 2,267 | #110 of 290 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #581 of 2,077 | #56 of 264 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.8% | #2,053 of 2,108 | #214 of 267 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.5% | #820 of 1,374 | #142 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
574
-82 (-12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 14.9:1
% White
1%
was 2%
% Hispanic
97%
was 97%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 574 | 39 | 14.7:1 | 51% (290) |
| 2023-24 | 558 | 39 | 14.3:1 | 60% (337) |
| 2022-23 | 572 | 39 | 14.7:1 | 62% (357) |
| 2017-18 | 656 | 44 | 14.9:1 | 80% (523) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PALM LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About PALM LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PALM LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school with a street address in HIALEAH, Florida. The school counts 574 students across pre-K through 5.
MIAMI-DADE includes 527 schools. Together they enroll 335,685 students.
Hispanic students make up 97% of enrollment at PALM LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Census figures show Miami-Dade County is about 69% Hispanic. PALM LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's diversity index is 7%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 14.7 students per teacher and 39 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. About 51% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That tracks the 48% average for public schools in Miami-Dade County.
PALM LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 4.3 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (51.5% versus 55.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Florida.
Within Miami-Dade County, the median household income is $71,753, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. In all, Miami-Dade County has 561 public schools and roughly 335,817 students.
YOUTH CO-OP CHARTER SCHOOL is located about 0.6 miles from PALM LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The five-mile area around PALM LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 55.7%, higher than PALM LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's 51.5%.
Locale data from NCES put PALM LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
PALM LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment declined from 656 in 2017-18 to 574 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- YOUTH CO-OP CHARTER SCHOOL0.6 mi · 761
- YOUTH CO-OP PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 240
- HIALEAH-MIAMI LAKES SENIOR HIGH0.7 mi · 1,367
- MARCUS A. MILAM K-8 CENTER0.9 mi · 1,082
- MIAMI LAKES K-8 CENTER1.0 mi · 1,196
- JOHN G. DUPUIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 508
Frequently asked questions
About PALM LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at PALM LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PALM LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 574 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PALM LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
PALM LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PALM LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PALM LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 14.7:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PALM LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At PALM LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 1% White, 97% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is PALM LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
PALM LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of MIAMI-DADE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.