PINE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in MIAMI, Florida, PINE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an intimate K-5 school, operated by MIAMI-DADE. It caters to 335 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 45% below typical.

MIAMI-DADE runs 527 schools in total, collectively educating 335,685 students. PINE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, PINE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 45% Black, 2% White. That is meaningfully less Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, PINE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.9:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Miami-Dade County (around 48%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, PINE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 46.2%, the actual is 51.4%, a residual of +5.2 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Miami-Dade County shows 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%. PINE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students).

The closest other public school is JOHNNIE M PARRIS COLONIAL DRIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PINE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 57.3%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Looking at the recent track record. PINE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has edged down 28% since 2018, when it stood at 463 (now 335). Hispanic enrollment moved from 40% to 51% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 today.

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