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What's the biggest difference between PHYLLIS R. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL and what you expected?
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Enrollment
471
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039001388
PHYLLIS R. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
840 NE 87TH ST, MIAMI, FL 33138 · (305) 756-3800 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL471 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
266 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
53.2%
FL avg 56.7% . -8.7pp since 2023
Math
66.4%
FL avg 58.9% . -11.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 11 points.
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
63.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
471
-160 (-25%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 16.6:1
% White
5%
was 8%
% Hispanic
30%
was 22%
% Black
63%
was 70%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PHYLLIS R. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
As a modestly sized elementary-level community in MIAMI, Florida, PHYLLIS R. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL hosts 471 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within MIAMI-DADE. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so PHYLLIS R. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 22% leaner than that benchmark.
PHYLLIS R. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 527 schools operated by MIAMI-DADE, a district that instructs 335,685 students overall.
Demographically, PHYLLIS R. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that Black students make up the majority at 63%. The remainder reads as 30% Hispanic, 5% White. By comparison, Miami-Dade County as a whole is about 15% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, PHYLLIS R. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting PHYLLIS R. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 56% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PHYLLIS R. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.9%; this one delivers 63.8%.
In the broader community, the surrounding county (Miami-Dade County) reports that median household income runs about $71,753, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. PHYLLIS R. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students).
MIAMI SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PHYLLIS R. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 55.2%.
The campus sits in a high-density setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PHYLLIS R. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has edged down 25%, going from 631 students in 2018 to 471 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 22% to 30% over that span.
Inside the community feed, the feed for PHYLLIS R. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 MIAMI
- JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGHHigh · 4,291 students
- CORAL REEF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,399 students
- MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,100 students
- MIAMI PALMETTO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,618 students
- SOUTHWEST MIAMI SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,599 students
- G. HOLMES BRADDOCK SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,291 students
Nearby schools
- MIAMI SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 610
- MORNINGSIDE K-8 ACADEMY1.3 mi · 406
- DR. MARVIN DUNN ACADEMY FOR COMMUNITY EDUCATION.1.3 mi · 77
- HORACE MANN MIDDLE SCHOOL1.4 mi · 342
- JESSE J. MCCRARY JR. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 382
- TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE ELEMENTARY2.0 mi · 382
Frequently asked questions
About PHYLLIS R. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is PHYLLIS R. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PHYLLIS R. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 471 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PHYLLIS R. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
PHYLLIS R. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PHYLLIS R. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PHYLLIS R. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 15.7:1 (30 FTE teachers).
How diverse is PHYLLIS R. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PHYLLIS R. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 5% White, 30% Hispanic, 63% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees PHYLLIS R. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PHYLLIS R. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by MIAMI-DADE in Miami-Dade County.
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