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What's one thing PALM SPRINGS NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,422
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039000491
PALM SPRINGS NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
17615 NW 82ND AVE, HIALEAH, FL 33015 · (305) 821-4631 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,422 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of Florida public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
80 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
644 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 76 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 184 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 234 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 219 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 207 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 186 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 217 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 99 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (184) is 86% larger than its 6th grade class (99).
Student demographics
9%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
PALM SPRINGS NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→LAWTON CHILES MIDDLE SCHOOL
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
62.3%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.6pp since 2023
Math
73.1%
FL avg 58.9% . +10.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.3% | 73.1% |
| 2023-24 | 58.6% | 62.7% |
% 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
63.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 →
Schools most like PALM SPRINGS NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PALM SPRINGS NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (63.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PALM SPRINGS NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 1,422 | 45.3% | 63.9% |
| BOB GRAHAM EDUCATION CENTER MIAMI LAKES | 1,404 | 40.5% | 70.2% |
| MIAMI LAKES K-8 CENTER HIALEAH | 1,196 | 41.6% | 65.9% |
| WINSTON PARK K-8 CENTER MIAMI | 1,067 | 45.2% | 72.1% |
| SPANISH LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HIALEAH | 1,138 | 48.9% | 60.0% |
| WEST HIALEAH GARDENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HIALEAH GARDENS | 1,128 | 51.4% | 61.4% |
Matched among Florida elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where PALM SPRINGS NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #689 of 2,136 | #103 of 278 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.1% | #526 of 2,149 ▲ 308 | #92 of 279 ▲ 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #735 of 2,149 ▲ 44 | #109 of 279 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,422 | #38 of 2,267 | #7 of 290 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #1,640 of 2,077 | #194 of 264 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.1% | #2,033 of 2,108 | #195 of 267 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.3% | #1,436 of 2,188 | #198 of 283 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +33.6% | #102 of 621 | #17 of 73 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,422
+455 (+47%) vs 2020
+51% since 1990-91, when it was 944
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 14.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,422 | 80 | 17.8:1 | 45% (644) |
| 2023-24 | 1,204 | 72 | 16.7:1 | 53% (637) |
| 2022-23 | 1,066 | 63 | 16.9:1 | 57% (609) |
| 2020-21 | 967 | 67 | 14.4:1 | 72% (697) |
| 2017-18 | 1,064 | 65 | 16.4:1 | 67% (713) |
| 2015-16 | 1,038 | 63 | 16.5:1 | 73% (758) |
| 2010-11 | 966 | 64 | 15.1:1 | 66% (641) |
| 2000-01 | 2,096 | 98 | 21.4:1 | 47% (982) |
| 1990-91 | 944 | 48 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PALM SPRINGS NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About PALM SPRINGS NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PALM SPRINGS NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a large elementary school located in HIALEAH, Florida. It has an enrollment of 1,422 students in pre-K through 8. Across elementary schools in Florida, the average enrollment is about 604.
MIAMI-DADE has 335,685 students in 527 schools, and PALM SPRINGS NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those schools.
Roughly 95% of students at PALM SPRINGS NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are Hispanic. County-wide, 69% of Miami-Dade County residents are Hispanic. The diversity index for PALM SPRINGS NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 9%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
PALM SPRINGS NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 80 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1. The 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida is close to this figure. At PALM SPRINGS NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 45% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Among Florida public elementary schools, PALM SPRINGS NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL outscored 67%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 63.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 58.5%.
For the population of Miami-Dade County, median household income comes to about $71,753, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Miami-Dade County counts 561 public schools with about 335,817 students.
Measured in a straight line, MATER ACADEMY LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL is about 0.6 miles from PALM SPRINGS NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The five-mile area around PALM SPRINGS NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 60.1%, lower than PALM SPRINGS NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's 63.9%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Federal records list enrollment at PALM SPRINGS NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as 967 in 2020-21 and 1,422 in 2024-25. A change that size can reflect a shift in the grades the school serves as well as a change in students. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.4:1 in 2020-21, and 17.8:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for PALM SPRINGS NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- HIALEAH-MIAMI LAKES SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,367 students
- MATER ACADEMY LAKES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,201 students
- MIAMI LAKES K-8 CENTERElementary · 1,196 students
- WESTLAND HIALEAH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,191 students
Nearby schools
- MATER ACADEMY LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 870
- MATER ACADEMY LAKES HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 1,201
- MATER LAKES COLLEGIATE ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 332
- MATER LAKES COLLEGIATE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 288
- COUNTRY CLUB MIDDLE SCHOOL0.8 mi · 496
- MATER GARDENS ACADEMY0.9 mi · 803
Frequently asked questions
About PALM SPRINGS NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is PALM SPRINGS NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PALM SPRINGS NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,422 students in grades PK-08.
Is PALM SPRINGS NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
PALM SPRINGS NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at PALM SPRINGS NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 17.8:1 students per teacher at PALM SPRINGS NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is PALM SPRINGS NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PALM SPRINGS NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 2% White, 95% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian.
Is PALM SPRINGS NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
PALM SPRINGS NORTH 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.