Enrollment
178
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039000493
PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1320 NW 188TH ST, MIAMI, FL 33169 · (305) 653-0066 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL178 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
121 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 | 14 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 26 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 13% |
Student demographics
27%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
PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→NORLAND 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
33.2%
FL avg 56.7% . -6.5pp since 2023
Math
48.7%
FL avg 58.9% . +8.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.2% | 48.7% |
| 2023-24 | 39.7% | 40.8% |
% 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
38.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #1,859 of 2,136 | #258 of 278 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #1,619 of 2,149 | #239 of 279 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #1,995 of 2,149 | #262 of 279 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 178 | #2,132 of 2,267 | #271 of 290 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -45.6% | #35 of 1,374 | #9 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
178
-149 (-46%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 16.4:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
14%
was 5%
% Black
84%
was 94%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
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 | 178 | 12 | 14.8:1 | 68% (121) |
| 2023-24 | 216 | 8 | 27.0:1 | 74% (159) |
| 2022-23 | 216 | 11 | 19.6:1 | 68% (147) |
| 2017-18 | 327 | 20 | 16.4:1 | 84% (276) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a very small elementary school, is located in MIAMI, Florida. It enrolls 178 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5. The school is 71% below the average for elementary schools in Florida.
PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports to MIAMI-DADE, which has 527 schools and 335,685 students.
A large majority of enrollment at PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Black, at 84%. Beyond that, enrollment is 14% Hispanic. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 15%. The diversity index for PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 27%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a ratio of 14.8 students per teacher, from 12 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Florida is 17.5:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 68% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Miami-Dade County averages 48%, lower than here.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 47.1% for PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The school posts 38.9%, 8.2 points below the prediction.
In Miami-Dade County, median household income comes to about $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%. Miami-Dade County counts 561 public schools with about 335,817 students.
The closest school to PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is NORLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL, located about 0.4 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 8th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolled 327 in 2017-18 and 178 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size. By 2024-25, 84% of students were Black, compared with 94% in 2017-18. Students per teacher dropped from 16.4 in 2017-18 to 14.8 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
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- NORLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL0.4 mi · 656
- MIAMI NORLAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 1,653
- NORLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 536
- NORWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 443
- SCOTT LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 472
- CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 264
Frequently asked questions
About PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 178 students in grades PK-05.
Is PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 1% White, 14% Hispanic, 84% Black, 1% Asian.
Is PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
PARKWAY 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.