PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR K-8 CENTER

As a tight-knit elementary campus in MIAMI, Florida, PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR K-8 CENTER instructs 373 students from grades pre-K through 8, run under MIAMI-DADE. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 38% leaner than typical.

Across the 527 schools in MIAMI-DADE (335,685 students total), PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR K-8 CENTER accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR K-8 CENTER lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 56%. Beyond that, the school shows 43% Black. That is considerably less Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

On the income-and-resources front, PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR K-8 CENTER lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR K-8 CENTER tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 68% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Miami-Dade County's rate of about 48%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR K-8 CENTER tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.3%.

Across the wider county, 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 roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Miami-Dade County's 561 public schools (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students), PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR K-8 CENTER is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: SECONDARY STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER 802, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR K-8 CENTER. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR K-8 CENTER at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 45.7%.

PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR K-8 CENTER operates from an urban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR K-8 CENTER has edged up 3%, going from 363 students in 2018 to 373 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 43% to 56% over that span.

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