Enrollment
373
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039000407
PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR K-8 CENTER
505 NW 20TH ST, MIAMI, FL 33127 · (305) 438-9737 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL373 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% of Florida public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
14.9:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
252 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 | 38 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 31 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 29 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 28 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 32% larger than its 8th grade class (28).
Student demographics
50%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
PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR K-8 CENTER→BOOKER T. WASHINGTON SENIOR HIGH
Based on published attendance-zone data from MIAMI-DADE. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
38.1%
FL avg 56.7% . +5.9pp since 2023
Math
33.2%
FL avg 58.9% . +2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.1% | 33.2% |
| 2023-24 | 32.2% | 31.0% |
% 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
33.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% 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 →
Schools most like PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR K-8 CENTER
PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR K-8 CENTER's state test result (33.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR K-8 CENTER this school | 373 | 67.6% | 33.3% |
| DR. FREDERICA S. WILSON/SKYWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIAMI GARDENS | 336 | 67.9% | 58.3% |
| PINE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIAMI | 335 | 69.9% | 51.4% |
| LENORA BRAYNON SMITH ELEMENTARY MIAMI | 353 | 66.0% | 31.6% |
| DR. HENRY W. MACK/WEST LITTLE RIVER K-8 CENTER MIAMI | 383 | 64.0% | 47.2% |
| LAURA C. SAUNDERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HOMESTEAD | 498 | 66.7% | 35.2% |
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 PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR K-8 CENTER ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #2,016 of 2,136 | #270 of 278 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #2,063 of 2,149 ▼ 4 | #275 of 279 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #1,837 of 2,149 ▲ 119 | #249 of 279 ▲ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 373 | #1,832 of 2,267 | #205 of 290 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #654 of 2,077 | #62 of 264 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.0% | #1,376 of 2,108 | #41 of 267 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.6% | #564 of 2,188 | #67 of 283 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.8% | #515 of 621 | #60 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
373
+44 (+13%) vs 2020
-70% since 1990-91, when it was 1,254
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 373 | 25 | 14.9:1 | 68% (252) |
| 2023-24 | 330 | 22 | 15.0:1 | 67% (222) |
| 2022-23 | 336 | 19 | 17.7:1 | 77% (259) |
| 2020-21 | 329 | 19 | 17.3:1 | 98% (322) |
| 2017-18 | 363 | 23 | 15.8:1 | 90% (325) |
| 2015-16 | 395 | 27 | 14.6:1 | 98% (388) |
| 2010-11 | 350 | 27 | 13.0:1 | 92% (322) |
| 2000-01 | 751 | 45 | 16.7:1 | 99% (744) |
| 1990-91 | 1,254 | 71 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR K-8 CENTER.
About PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR K-8 CENTER
PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR K-8 CENTER is classified as an elementary school. It is located in MIAMI, Florida. It covers pre-K through 8, with a total enrollment of 373 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Florida average about 604 students each.
Within MIAMI-DADE, PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR K-8 CENTER is one of 527 schools. The district enrolls 335,685 students.
At 56%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR K-8 CENTER combined. The remaining students are 43% Black. Among people living in Miami-Dade County, the Hispanic share is about 69%. PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR K-8 CENTER has a diversity index of 50%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 25 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 14.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Florida is 17.5:1, higher than at this school. PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR K-8 CENTER reports 68% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Miami-Dade County average 48%.
allk12 grades PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR K-8 CENTER a D. The grade compares the school only with Florida public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR K-8 CENTER is 14.0 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Florida schools.
Within Miami-Dade County, median household income is about $71,753, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County, with a combined enrollment of about 335,817.
The next-closest public school is SECONDARY STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER 802, about 0.3 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR K-8 CENTER. Among its closest neighbors with test data, PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR K-8 CENTER is 7th of 7 on proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
The number of students climbed from 329 to 373 over 4 years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 17.3:1 to 14.9:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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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- SECONDARY STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER 8020.3 mi · 16
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- MIAMI ARTS CHARTER SCHOOL0.5 mi · 959
- ENEIDA M. HARTNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 324
- THEODORE R. AND THELMA A. GIBSON CHARTER SCHOOL0.6 mi · 168
- CHAPMAN PARTNERSHIP EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER N0.7 mi · 37
Frequently asked questions
About PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR K-8 CENTERHow many students attend PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR K-8 CENTER?
PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR K-8 CENTER enrolls approximately 373 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR K-8 CENTER serve?
PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR K-8 CENTER serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR K-8 CENTER?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR K-8 CENTER.
What is the student diversity at PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR K-8 CENTER?
Student demographics at PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR K-8 CENTER are roughly 1% White, 56% Hispanic, 43% Black.
What district is PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR K-8 CENTER in?
PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR K-8 CENTER is part of MIAMI-DADE.
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