Enrollment
145
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039000537
PHYLLIS WHEATLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1801 NW 1ST PL, MIAMI, FL 33136 · (305) 573-2638 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL145 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of Florida public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
14.5:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
102 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 | 6 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 27 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 25% |
| Grade 4 | 14 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is 50% larger than its 5th grade class (18).
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
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
32.2%
FL avg 56.7% . -5.0pp since 2023
Math
29.7%
FL avg 58.9% . -18.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 19 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.2% | 29.7% |
| 2023-24 | 37.1% | 48.2% |
% 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
42.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 PHYLLIS WHEATLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PHYLLIS WHEATLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (42.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHYLLIS WHEATLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 145 | 70.3% | 42.0% |
| POINCIANA PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIAMI | 169 | 73.4% | 23.6% |
| LORAH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIAMI | 207 | 70.5% | 39.9% |
| FREDERICK R. DOUGLASS ELEMENTARY MIAMI | 187 | 70.6% | 57.1% |
| REYNOLDS LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 158 | 63.3% | 29.7% |
| MYRTLE GROVE ELEMENTARY MIAMI GARDENS | 154 | 79.2% | 44.3% |
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 PHYLLIS WHEATLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #1,720 of 2,136 | #237 of 278 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #2,110 of 2,149 ▼ 630 | #276 of 279 ▼ 66 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #2,017 of 2,149 ▼ 249 | #265 of 279 ▼ 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 145 | #2,160 of 2,267 | #278 of 290 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.3% | #442 of 2,188 | #49 of 283 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -43.1% | #43 of 1,374 | #14 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. 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
145
-61 (-30%) vs 2020
-82% since 1990-91, when it was 828
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 145 | 10 | 14.5:1 | 70% (102) |
| 2023-24 | 149 | 14 | 10.6:1 | 81% (121) |
| 2022-23 | 189 | 15 | 12.6:1 | 88% (166) |
| 2020-21 | 206 | 14 | 14.7:1 | 92% (189) |
| 2017-18 | 255 | 15 | 17.0:1 | 97% (248) |
| 2015-16 | 251 | 16 | 15.7:1 | 99% (248) |
| 2010-11 | 224 | 17 | 13.2:1 | 96% (216) |
| 2000-01 | 537 | 39 | 13.8:1 | 99% (534) |
| 1990-91 | 828 | 45 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PHYLLIS WHEATLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About PHYLLIS WHEATLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PHYLLIS WHEATLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public elementary school run by MIAMI-DADE in MIAMI, Florida. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 145 students. The average among elementary schools in Florida is roughly 604 students; this school is 76% smaller than that.
PHYLLIS WHEATLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 527 schools in MIAMI-DADE, which enrolls 335,685 students in total.
PHYLLIS WHEATLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment is 62% Black. The remaining shares are 34% Hispanic and 3% White. Census estimates put the Black share of Miami-Dade County's population at about 15%. By the diversity index, PHYLLIS WHEATLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in at 50%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.5:1, with 10 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Florida is 17.5:1, higher than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 70% of enrollment. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Miami-Dade County is 48%.
Measured against Florida public elementary schools, PHYLLIS WHEATLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for PHYLLIS WHEATLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is -3.9 points: 42.0% actual, 45.9% predicted.
Across Miami-Dade County, median household income is about $71,753, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. PHYLLIS WHEATLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among the 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County.
CHAPMAN PARTNERSHIP EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER N is located about 0.3 miles from PHYLLIS WHEATLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 57.3%, higher than PHYLLIS WHEATLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's 42.0%.
PHYLLIS WHEATLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 206 to 145.
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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
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- THEODORE R. AND THELMA A. GIBSON CHARTER SCHOOL0.4 mi · 168
- MIAMI ARTS CHARTER SCHOOL0.4 mi · 959
- MIAMI-DADE ONLINE ACADEMY- VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM0.5 mi · 297
Frequently asked questions
About PHYLLIS WHEATLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is PHYLLIS WHEATLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PHYLLIS WHEATLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 145 students in grades PK-05.
Is PHYLLIS WHEATLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
PHYLLIS WHEATLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does PHYLLIS WHEATLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
PHYLLIS WHEATLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the student diversity at PHYLLIS WHEATLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at PHYLLIS WHEATLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 3% White, 34% Hispanic, 62% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is PHYLLIS WHEATLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
PHYLLIS WHEATLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of MIAMI-DADE.
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