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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