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Enrollment
585
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039000490
PALM SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
6304 E 1ST AVE, HIALEAH, FL 33013 · (305) 822-0911 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL585 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
329 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
45.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.4pp since 2023
Math
54.2%
FL avg 58.9% . +8.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 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
45.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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
585
+12 (+2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 14.7:1
% White
1%
was 2%
% Hispanic
97%
was 95%
% Black
2%
was 3%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PALM SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Located at 6304 E 1ST AVE, in HIALEAH, Florida, PALM SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary campus that caters to 585 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of MIAMI-DADE.
Across the 527 schools in MIAMI-DADE (335,685 students total), PALM SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
For racial and ethnic makeup, PALM SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that 97% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. By comparison, Miami-Dade County as a whole is about 69% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting PALM SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 56% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
After controlling for student poverty, PALM SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.7%.
Around the school, Miami-Dade County reports that median household earnings sit near $71,753, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Miami-Dade County's 561 public schools (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students), PALM SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is HIALEAH MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PALM SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 47.5%.
The school occupies a residential site.
Trend over the last 7 years. PALM SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 573 (now 585). The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 today.
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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 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
- HIALEAH MIDDLE SCHOOL0.8 mi · 1,002
- AMELIA EARHART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 454
- TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 325
- HIALEAH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.1 mi · 1,711
- NORTH TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 590
- NORTH HIALEAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 478
Frequently asked questions
About PALM SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend PALM SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PALM SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 585 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PALM SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
PALM SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PALM SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PALM SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 15.8:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PALM SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At PALM SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 1% White, 97% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian.
Is PALM SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
PALM SPRINGS 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.