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Enrollment
698
Middle
DISTRICT 608 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039000574
PALM SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL
1025 W 56TH ST, HIALEAH, FL 33012 · (305) 821-2460 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL698 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.3:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
429 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle 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
PALM SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL→HIALEAH-MIAMI LAKES SENIOR HIGH
Feeds from
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
32.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +0.8pp since 2023
Math
39.9%
FL avg 58.9% . +7.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 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
41.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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
698
-345 (-33%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 15.3:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
96%
was 96%
% Black
3%
was 3%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PALM SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL
Located at 1025 W 56TH ST, in HIALEAH, Florida, PALM SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle-of-the-pack middle school that hosts 698 students (grades 6 through 8), run under MIAMI-DADE.
MIAMI-DADE comprises 527 schools with combined enrollment of 335,685 students; PALM SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.
On demographics, PALM SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that nearly all students (96%) are Hispanic. The remainder looks like 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 69% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 19.6:1 average. Roughly 61% of students at PALM SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Miami-Dade County (around 48%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PALM SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.4%; this one delivers 41.9%.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Miami-Dade County put the typical household earns roughly $71,753 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. PALM SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students).
The closest other public school is JOHN G. DUPUIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PALM SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 59.3%.
The campus sits in a suburban setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PALM SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL has decreased 33%, going from 1,043 students in 2018 to 698 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 in 2025.
On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- JOHN G. DUPUIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 508
- MARCUS A. MILAM K-8 CENTER0.7 mi · 1,082
- MEADOWLANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 786
- TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 325
- NORTH TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 590
- MATER PERFORMING ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT ACADEMY1.3 mi · 315
Frequently asked questions
About PALM SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is PALM SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
PALM SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 698 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does PALM SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
PALM SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PALM SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PALM SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 14.0:1 (50 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PALM SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At PALM SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 1% White, 96% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian.
Is PALM SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
PALM SPRINGS MIDDLE 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.