PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the very small elementary campuss in MIAMI, Florida, overseen by MIAMI-DADE, with 178 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 71% leaner than the state mean of about 604.

Across the 527 schools in MIAMI-DADE (335,685 students total), PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that nearly all students (84%) are Black. Beyond that, the school shows 14% Hispanic. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 15%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 68% of students at PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Miami-Dade County (around 48%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.9%.

Around the school, census data for Miami-Dade County shows 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%. In all, Miami-Dade County runs 561 public schools (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students), of which PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is NORLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 51.4%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has edged down 46%, going from 327 students in 2018 to 178 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 94% to 84% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, members of the PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.