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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039000497

PINE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

16700 SW 109TH AVE, MIAMI, FL 33157 · (305) 233-7018 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL335 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 48% 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.
  • BBeats 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

Enrollment
335
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
234 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K7121%
Kindergarten4112%
Grade 1299%
Grade 24614%
Grade 34513%
Grade 44513%
Grade 55817%

This year's kindergarten class (41) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (58).

Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 70% · US 70%
White
72%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
17251%
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 38% · US 30%
Black
15245%
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 5%
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
Male
17653%
Female
15947%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
PINE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→RICHMOND HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL→MIAMI KILLIAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Based on published attendance-zone data from MIAMI-DADE. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English Language Arts
44.1%
FL avg 56.7% . -1.6pp since 2023
Math
53.5%
FL avg 58.9% . +12.8pp since 2023

What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.

FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2544.1%53.5%
2023-2445.7%40.8%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 51% 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 PINE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

PINE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (51.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
PINE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school33569.9%51.4%
DR. FREDERICA S. WILSON/SKYWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI GARDENS
33667.9%58.3%
PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR K-8 CENTER
MIAMI
37367.6%33.3%
LENORA BRAYNON SMITH ELEMENTARY
MIAMI
35366.0%31.6%
EARLINGTON HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI
37169.3%54.3%
DR. HENRY W. MACK/WEST LITTLE RIVER K-8 CENTER
MIAMI
38364.0%47.2%
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 PINE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn FloridaIn Miami-Dade County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
51.4%#1,268 of 2,136#184 of 278
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
53.5%#1,392 of 2,149
▲ 400
#212 of 279
▲ 35
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
44.1%#1,601 of 2,149
▼ 234
#221 of 279
▼ 47
Enrollment
ranked largest first
335#1,925 of 2,267#226 of 290
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.9:1#1,099 of 2,077#120 of 264
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
53.0%#1,228 of 2,108#16 of 267
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
69.9%#466 of 2,188#51 of 283
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-27.6%#262 of 1,374#62 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 2024-25
Enrollment
335
-37 (-10%) vs 2020
-62% since 1990-91, when it was 891
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 12.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-253352115.9:170% (234)
2023-243562116.9:172% (257)
2022-233762614.5:181% (304)
2020-213722912.8:194% (349)
2017-184633214.5:193% (429)
2015-164082814.6:195% (389)
2010-114833414.2:189% (431)
2000-017664317.8:184% (644)
1990-918914519.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PINE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

About PINE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

At 16700 SW 109TH AVE in MIAMI, Florida, PINE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a small elementary school. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 335 students. It has 45% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Florida (about 604).

MIAMI-DADE has 335,685 students spread across 527 schools.

About 51% of the student body at PINE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Hispanic. Other groups include 45% Black and 2% White. By comparison, Miami-Dade County residents are about 69% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 53, compared with 70 nationally.

The school lists 21 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Florida is 17.5:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A total of 234 students, or 70%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Miami-Dade County, the average is 48%.

On the allk12 Grade, PINE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands at B-, ahead of 48% of Florida public elementary schools.

After adjusting for student poverty, PINE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands between the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 51.4%; the prediction is 46.2%.

In Miami-Dade County, the median household earns about $71,753 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Miami-Dade County has 561 public schools with about 335,817 students, including PINE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

PINE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 0.6 miles from JOHNNIE M PARRIS COLONIAL DRIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts PINE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 4th of 7.

PINE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.

In 2020-21, PINE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolled 372 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 335. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.9:1) than in 2020-21 (12.8:1).

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Miami-Dade County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
PINE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
MIAMI-DADE
Address
16700 SW 109TH AVE, MIAMI, FL 33157
Phone
(305) 233-7018
County
Miami-Dade County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
335
Teachers (FTE)
21
Student–teacher ratio
15.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
234 (70%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
120039000497
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About PINE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
How large is PINE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PINE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 335 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PINE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
PINE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PINE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PINE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 15.9:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PINE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At PINE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 2% White, 51% Hispanic, 45% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees PINE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PINE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by MIAMI-DADE in Miami-Dade County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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